Element record L880 - Neolithic axehead, Radcliffe on Trent

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FINDSPOT (Neolithic)

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Grid reference SK 63299 39399 (point)
Map sheet SK63NW
District Rushcliffe
Civil Parish Radcliffe on Trent, Rushcliffe

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Approx SK 633394. A polished stone axehead of greenish igneous rock, 216mm long, 66.5mm wide and 37mm thick, was found in the reject heap at Hoveringham Gravels Ltd, --/10/1968. It can only be roughly provenanced due to the circumstances of discovery. The weapon is intact except for 3 recent chips off the edge. (1)
See L882 for nearby finds.


<1> EMAB eds, 1977, East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin, p 45 (Published document). SNT162.

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  • <1> Published document: EMAB eds. 1977. East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin. 11. p 45.

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Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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