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| Name: | Neolithic Polished Stone Axe, Mill Field, Minting |
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| HER Number: | MLI40088 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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Summary
A Neolithic polished stone axe, found at Mill Field, Minting.
| Grid Reference: | TF 177 755 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF17NE |
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| Parish: | MINTING, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
A Neolithic polished stone axe was found in 1928, in Mill Field, to the north of Minting. It is now in the City and County Museum. The axe is of spotted green slate and has a curved blade, pointed butt, and an oval section. {1}{2}{3}
<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Card Index, TF 17 NE: 5 (Index). SLI2344.
<2> City and County Museum Collection, LCNCC 1935.94 (Artefact). SLI8.
<3> W.A. Cummins and C.N. Moore, 1973, 'Petrological Identification of Stone Implements from Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland' in Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, vol.39, p.247, no.77 (LI.76) (Article in Serial). SLI587.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)
Associated Finds
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 17 NE: 5. |
| <2> | Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LCNCC 1935.94. |
| <3> | Article in Serial: W.A. Cummins and C.N. Moore. 1973. 'Petrological Identification of Stone Implements from Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland' in Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. vol.39, p.247, no.77 (LI.76). |
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