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Find Spot record MWX337 - Bronze Age axe head found at Weymouth

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Summary

A Bronze Age double-looped palstave axe head in the Ashmolean Museum's Evans Collection was found at Weymouth. The exact find spot is not known.

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 2500 BC to 701 BC)

Full Description

(Marginal) A double-looped palstave found at Weymouth is in the Evans Collection. <1>

Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SWX1894 Article in serial: Anon. 1911-12. Antiquaries Journal Ser. 2, 24.. Vol 24, Series 2.. p48.
<2> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 868033.

Finds (1)

PALSTAVE (Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 2500 BC to 701 BC)

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Location

Grid reference	SY 67975 79006 (point)
Map sheet	SY67NE
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Other Statuses/References

Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 002 549
Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NE 48
Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 868033

Record last edited

Dec 9 2022 2:39PM

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