Find Spot record MDR5632 - Perforated axe-hammer, 233 Breedon Street, Long Eaton
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
[SK 4791 3489] An Early Bronze Age perforated axe hammer, 6½ inches long, was dug up in the garden of 233, Breedon Street, Long Eaton on 24.3.1954. It is now at the Derbyshire Museum Service, Park Grange, Duffield Road, Derby. (1, 2) No further information. Present location confirmed. (3)
Petrological analysis of the axe-hammer resulted in it being assigned to Group XVIII, a group that belongs largely to the Early Bronze Age. (4)
The axe-hammer was transferred to Buxton Museum in 1972, record no. DERSB:929. There is also a record for a cast of the axe-hammer. (6)
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDR4060 Unpublished document: F W Munslow. Corr 6" (F W Munslow 14.2.59).
- <2> SDR5729 Article in serial: 1959. East Midland Archaeological Bulletin, No. 2. p 1.
- <3> SDR6124 Personal Observation: F1 BHS 23-NOV-66.
- <4> SDR13190 Article in serial: Moore, C N and Cummins, W A. 1974. 'Petrological Identification of Stone Implements from Derbyshire and Leicestershire', Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Volume 40, pp 59-78. Db 120.
- <5> SDR15622 Index: TPAT. 2417. 2417.
- <6> SDR19935 Unpublished document: Jasko, M (Buxton Museum & Art Gallery). Email to the SMR from Buxton Museum & Art Gallery, March 1 2007.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 4790 3489 (point) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LONG EATON, EREWASH, DERBYSHIRE |
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Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR1336
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Record last edited
Jul 5 2017 11:10AM