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Find Spot record MWX1026 - Tranchet axe, Ripley, Christchurch

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Summary

A Mesolithic (or possibly Neolithic) flint pick or tranchet axe was found at Ripley. It is in Winchester Museum.

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 2201 BC)

Full Description

Flint Pick (tranchet) found at Ripley. Winchester Museum 1950 (1) No further information (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SWX2543 Map: Calkin, J B. 1950. Annotated Record Map Corr. 6.
<2> SWX3801 Unpublished document: Burton, V J. 1954. Field Investigators Comments VJB. F1 VJB 26-OCT-54.

Finds (1)

AXEHEAD (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 2201 BC)

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Location

Grid reference	SZ 16000 92000 (point)
Map sheet	SZ19SE
Unitary Authority	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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None recorded

Other Statuses/References

Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 19 NE 9

Record last edited

May 17 2024 11:54AM

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