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Find Spot record MDR22958 - Neolithic Polished Axe, Repton Road, Hartshorne

Type and Period (1)

  • (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A polished groundstone axe of Neolithic date was found incorporated into the foundations or walling of a medieval structure revealed during an excavation in 2017. The excavators speculated that if the find was not residual, it may have been curated by the medieval occupants of the site. (1)

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Shean, C (ULAS). 2017. An Archaeological Excavation at 124 Repton Road, Hartshorne, Derbyshire, NGR: SK 31967 21316.

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Location

Grid reference SK 3186 2131 (point)
Civil Parish HARTSHORNE, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • EDR4656

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Record last edited

Mar 2 2020 3:53PM

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