Find Spot record MCC7178 - Near Watermill, Wormingford, River Stour
Summary
Antler bone axe.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 932 329 (121m by 121m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL93SW |
| Civil Parish | WORMINGFORD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Antler bone axe. <1> One perforated antler beam? axe. Very smoothed cutting edge. From the foundations of new bridge across the Stour, in alluvium 10 feet from the surface. Regarded as a bark peeler by Mr Read. See more on this by E Lovett (source 5). Illustration in source 2. The find is in the Passmore Edwards Museum. <2> - <6>
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Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SEX29247 MENTION: Bohannon, K. unknown. SMR.
- <2> SEX29248 DESC TEXT: Wymer, JJ. 1971. TL93-025.
- <3> SEX29249 Graphic material: Wymer, JJ?. 1971. TL93-025.
- <4> SEX29250 DESC TEXT: Smith, WG. 1898. Essex Naturalist. Vol 10, pp310-312.
- <5> SEX29251 DESC TEXT: Lovett, E. 1898. Essex Naturalist. Vol 10 - part of source 4.
- <6> SEX847 Artifact: Passmore Edwards Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT PEM.
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Record last edited
Nov 3 2015 11:41AM