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Find Spot record MDR8241 - Stone axe, near Burycliffe Farm, Elton

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  • (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Neolithic stone axe, found near Burycliffe Farm (group XV) found in or before 1976. The axe was in Heathcote Museum, now transferred to Sheffield City Museum. (1,2).

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  • <1> Index: North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust (NDAT). North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust Index. 0870.
  • <2> 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.

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Grid reference SK 21 61 (point) (Approximate)
Civil Parish ELTON, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Sep 14 2007 10:15AM

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