MCC2323 - Neolithic flint axe, Hillyfields, Colchester - Colchester Heritage Explorer

Find Spot record MCC2323 - Neolithic flint axe, Hillyfields, Colchester

Summary

Neolithic polished axe of green igneous rock from Hillyfields, recorded in 1969.

Location

Grid reference	TL 98686 25426 (point)
Map sheet	TL92NE
Non Parish Area	COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)

Full Description

Polished axe of green igneous rock from Hillyfields.<1><2>

Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SCC134 LIST: Colchester Museums. Colchester Museum Accession Register 1962-1974. COLEM1969.99.
<2> SCC226 Index: Essex County Council. 1972. Colchester SMR (computer). 12561.

Finds (1)

AXE (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)

Protected Status/Designation

Scheduled Monument: Site of pre-Roman settlement (Sheepen)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Intervention: Neolithic Axe, Hillyfields, Colchester, 1969 (Ref: ECC2367) (ECC2367)

Record last edited

Oct 27 2016 8:53AM

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