Element record L1849 - A polished stone axehead, Caythorpe

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FINDSPOT (Neolithic)

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Grid reference SK 68599 45600 (point)
Map sheet SK64NE
District Newark
Civil Parish Caythorpe, Newark

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A polished axehead of grey-green igneous rock, with the butt end missing, was found in 1958 in a garden (house unknown) about 2ft deep. The find remains in private possession. Present length 72mm, width 62mm. (1)


<1> EMAB eds, 1966, East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin, p 35 (Published document). SNT160.

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  • <1> Published document: EMAB eds. 1966. East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin. 9. p 35.

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Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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