Find Spot record MLI88325 - Neolithic axehead found in Heighington

Summary

Neolithic axehead found in Heighington

Type and Period (1)

  • (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

63920 A Neolithic unpolished axehead was found in imported gravel on a farm in Heighington. The location of the find was TF05416977 but the origin of the gravel was unknown. {1} The axehead is made from a reddened, pebbly, medium to coarse grained, silica-cemented sandstone. Coarse grained, silica cemented sandstones are restricted in occurrence within the UK stratigraphic sequence. In the East Midlands they are most commonly found in the Carboniferous succession, most notably in the Millstone Grit Group. These sandstones were commonly reworked as large pebbles into the younger, overlying Triassic 'Bunter Pebble Bed' sequences. Subsequently, erosion of these Triassic pebble beds lead to their further transportation and redeposition into the Pleistocene glacial and alluvial gravels of the Midlands area. It is possible that the axe was shaped from a silica-cemented pebble from one or other of these sources. {2}

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Verbal Communication: Sardeson, Nigel. 2005. Verbal communication. -.
  •  Verbal Communication: Lott, Graham (Dr). 2005. Verbal Communication. -.

Map

Location

Grid reference TF 0541 6977 (point) Approximate
Civil Parish HEIGHINGTON, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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