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| HER Number: | 18769 |
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| Name: | PENZANCE - Neolithic lithic working site |
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Summary
Gear Rock has been identified as a possible source of Greenstone used for Neolithic axes.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 18769
- SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW42NE 52
Monument Type(s):
Full description
The Gear Rock off Penzance has been identified as a possible source of Greenstone used in the manufacture of Neolithic axes (b1).
<1> Stone, JFS & Wallis, FS, 1951, Third Report of the Sub-Committee of the South-Western Group of Museums and Art Galleries on the Petrological Identification of Stone Axes, VOL 17 (Article in Journal). SCO4493.
<2> Megaw, JVS, 1957, The Neolithic Period in Cornwall, VOL 2, PT 2, 18 (Article in Journal). SCO7546.
<3> Russell, V, 1971, West Penwith Survey, 104 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4314.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO4493 - Article in Journal: Stone, JFS & Wallis, FS. 1951. Third Report of the Sub-Committee of the South-Western Group of Museums and Art Galleries on the Petrological Identification of Stone Axes. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 17. 99-158. VOL 17. |
| [2] | SCO7546 - Article in Journal: Megaw, JVS. 1957. The Neolithic Period in Cornwall. Proceedings of the West Cornwall Field Club (New Series). 2 (2). 13-25. VOL 2, PT 2, 18. |
| [3] | SCO4314 - Bibliographic reference: Russell, V. 1971. West Penwith Survey. 104. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records: none recorded
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