Find Spot record MLI51462 - POLISHED FLINT AXE FOUND IN 1869 AT COLD HANWORTH
Summary
POLISHED FLINT AXE FOUND IN 1869 AT COLD HANWORTH
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A well-polished flint axe although Jarvis describes it as 'a celt of veined stone, not flint' found by a labourer in draining work in January 1869 at Cold Hanworth, at a depth of about 3 feet in clay and sand. It measures 6.125 inches (15.5cm) in length, the breadth at the cutting edge is about 2.5 inches (6.3cm). {1}{2}{3}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI2447 Index: OS CARD INDEX. COLD HANWORTH. TF 08 SW:4,1963, COLQUHOUN F.
- <2> SLI2966 Index: SMR FILE. COLD HANWORTH. TF 08 SW:E,1981, TMA.
- <3> SLI317 Article in Serial: JARVIS, E.G.. 1870. ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL. VOL 27 p142.
- <4> SLI8 Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LM 9.07.
- <5> SLI4523 Unpublished Document: JARVIS, E.G.. 1869. NOTE AND ILLUSTRATION IN THE ROSS MANUSCRIPT. ROSS MSS VOL 4 p52.
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Location
Grid reference | Not recorded |
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Civil Parish | COLD HANWORTH, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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