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HER Number:MDV50360
Name:ARTEFACT SCATTER in the Parish of Axminster

Summary

A scatter of prehistoric flints collected from this field (tm 811) by n. Pearce. A total of 298 pieces was collected (76 flint; 222 chert). This included flint: 6 scrapers, 9 blades, 1 arrowhead, 3 complete bulbs, 1 twin; chert: 10 scrapers, 7 blades, 1 notched, 1 twin bulb, 3 picks or axes (emafu).

Location

Grid Reference:ST 267 012
Map Sheet:ST20SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishAxminster
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishAXMINSTER

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: ST20SE/231

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ARTEFACT SCATTER (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV120728.

Mus=exe (pearce collection).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV120730.

Des=axminster tithe map and apportionment book/(1838).

Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1992 - 1993, Blackdown Hills Survey Archive (Archive - Survey). SDV324187.

A scatter of prehistoric flints collected from this field (tm 811) by n. Pearce. A total of 298 pieces was collected (76 flint; 222 chert). This included flint: 6 scrapers, 9 blades, 1 arrowhead, 3 complete bulbs, 1 twin; chert: 10 scrapers, 7 blades, 1 notched, 1 twin bulb, 3 picks or axes.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV120728Migrated Record:
SDV120730Migrated Record:
SDV324187Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1992 - 1993. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. A4 Unbound.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 4 2022 4:06PM