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Find Spot record MWX491 - Neolithic hammer stone found at Jordan Hill, Weymouth

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Summary

Neolithic hammer-stone of flint.

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)

Full Description

A flint spherical hammer-stone from Jordan Hill (SY 6982) is in the Evans Collection. <1>

Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SWX2307 Monograph: Evans, J. 1897. Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain. p249.
<2> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452759.

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HAMMERSTONE (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)

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Location

Grid reference	SY 69000 82000 (point)
Map sheet	SY68SE
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Other Statuses/References

Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 002 629
Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 SE 58
Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452759

Record last edited

Aug 8 2023 4:26PM

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