Monument record MLI51437 - FLINTS AND TWO POLISHED STONE AXES FOUND SOUTH OF WEST FIRSBY PLANTATION
Summary
FLINTS AND TWO POLISHED STONE AXES FOUND SOUTH OF WEST FIRSBY PLANTATION
Type and Period (1)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
WORKED FLINTS AND TWO NEOLITHIC POLISHED STONE AXES FROM THE AREA OF THE FORMER PARISH OF EAST FIRSBY, PRESENTED TO LINCOLN MUSEUM BY J H SMITH IN 1950. NO EXACT PROVENANCE KNOWN. {1}
BOTH OF THE STONE AXES WERE THIN SECTIONED AND FOUND TO BE OF GROUP VI IN ORIGIN. {2}
SHOWN AT TF002852 ON THE 6inch OS MAP. {4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI3372 Index: SMR FILE. WEST FIRSBY. TF 08 NW:R,1979, TMA.
- <2> SLI587 Article in Serial: W.A. Cummins and C.N. Moore. 1973. 'Petrological Identification of Stone Implements from Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland' in Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. VOL 39 p246.
- <3> SLI8 Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LM 15.50; LM 16.50.
- <4> SLI3372 Index: SMR FILE. WEST FIRSBY. TF 08 NW:N -.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 002 851 (66m by 67m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEST FIRSBY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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