Find Spot record MLI52893 - Polished Stone Axe, Fiskerton Moor

Summary

Neolithic polished stone axe, found on land at Fiskerton Moor.

Type and Period (1)

  • (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A finely polished Neolithic stone axe was found in 1957, on land at Fiskerton Moor. The artefact was thin-sectioned and thought to be of group VI banded type. It was donated to Lincoln Museum. {1}{2}{3}{4}

Sources/Archives (4)

  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 07 SE: C.
  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 07 SE: 7.
  •  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, p.247, no.81 (LI.80).
  •  Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LCNCC 1957.27.

Map

Location

Grid reference TF 065 738 (point) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish FISKERTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jun 1 2023 3:08PM

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