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| HER Number: | MDV1897 |
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| Name: | Palstave from Hemyock |
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Summary
Bronze palstave found with others in a field at Hemyock prior to 1892.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 13 13 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST11SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hemyock |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HEMYOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST11SW/6
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: ST11SW4
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, ST11SW4 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV340675.
Anonymous, 1946, The Late George Smith of Reading, 62-66 (Article in Serial). SDV340676.
Fox, A., 1955, Twenty-Second Report on the Archaeology and Early History of Devon, 321 (Article in Serial). SDV148060.
Bronze palstave found with others in field at Hemyock prior to 1892. Has V-shaped impression at base of blade and broken loop. There are deep incisions on the top of the implement, above the stop ridge, which are probably not ancient though they have become patinated. Blade heavily worn at upper edge.
Rowlands, M. J., 1976, The Production and Distribution of Metalwork in the Middle Bronze Age in Southern Britain, 229 (Monograph). SDV322235.
Pearce, S. M., 1983, The Bronze Age Metalwork of South Western Britain, 443 (Monograph). SDV341822.
Palstave with out-curved blade, broken loop, groove triangle decoration on face. Length 120 millimetres, blade width 46 millimetres. Transferred from Reading Museum to Exeter Museum in 1954.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV148060 | Article in Serial: Fox, A.. 1955. Twenty-Second Report on the Archaeology and Early History of Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 87. A5 Paperback. 321. |
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| SDV322235 | Monograph: Rowlands, M. J.. 1976. The Production and Distribution of Metalwork in the Middle Bronze Age in Southern Britain. The Production and Distribution of Metalwork in the Middle Bronze Age in So. BAR 31. Unknown. 229. |
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| SDV340675 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. ST11SW4. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV340676 | Article in Serial: Anonymous. 1946. The Late George Smith of Reading. Berkshire Archaeological Journal. 49. Unknown. 62-66. |
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| SDV341822 | Monograph: Pearce, S. M.. 1983. The Bronze Age Metalwork of South Western Britain. British Archaeological Reports. 120. Photocopy. 443. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV3077 - PALSTAVE (LANEBA to Unknown - 2200 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 22 2012 12:00AM |
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