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| Name: | Mesolithic macehead found near Sleaford Church |
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| HER Number: | MLI91589 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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Summary
Mesolithic macehead found near Sleaford Church
| Grid Reference: | TF 069 459 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF04NE |
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| Parish: | SLEAFORD, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
PRN 65271
A Mesolithic macehead approximately circular with an hour-glass perforation was found a few yards east of Sleaford church when foundations were dug out for a roadway in 1969. The find was given to Lincoln museum. {1}{2}
The find was previously thought to be of Bronze Age date. {3}
<1> Sleaford SMR cards, TF04NE:Z (Index). SLI3265.
<2> City and County Museum Collection, 2.69 (Artefact). SLI8.
<3> Whitwell, J. B., 1969, Letters about a stone mace head found at Sleaford, - (Correspondence). SLI11966.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Late Mesolithic - 7000 BC to 4001 BC)
Associated Finds
- MACE (Late Mesolithic - 7000 BC to 4001 BC)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Index: Sleaford SMR cards. SLEAFORD. TF04NE:Z. |
| <2> | Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. 2.69. |
| <3> | Correspondence: Whitwell, J. B.. 1969. Letters about a stone mace head found at Sleaford. -. |
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