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Find Spot record MWX717 - Neolithic polished stone axe, Wareham

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Summary

A Neolithic polished stone axe found near Wareham is now in the Ashmolean Museum (Evans Collection).

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Type and Period (1)

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

Full Description

Polished stone axe found near Wareham (SY 9287). Now in Ashmolean Museum Evans Coll 1927 3466. (1-2)

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SWX2543 Map: Calkin, J B. 1950. Annotated Record Map Corr. 6.
<2> SWX8014 Monograph: Evans, J. 1872. The Ancient Stone Implements Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain. 127.
<3> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456734.

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POLISHED AXEHEAD (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)

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Location

Grid reference	SY 92000 87000 (point)
Map sheet	SY98NW
Civil Parish	Wareham Town; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Other Statuses/References

Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 98 NW 45
Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456734

Record last edited

Feb 5 2024 11:07AM

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