Mesolithic biconical macehead, near Dickley Hall (EHER 3010)

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Summary

A biconical perforated sandstone mace head around four inches diameter, and possibly Mesolithic.

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Grid reference	TM 11 29 (point)
Civil Parish	MISTLEY, TENDRING, ESSEX

Type and Period

FINDSPOT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)

Description

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import. Bi-conical perforated mace-head of sandstone about four inches in diameter found at Mistley. It is now in Colchester Museum; accession no. 278.34. (Illustration is of Mesolithic type implement). It is possibly Mesolithic. <1> - <4>

Finds

MACE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)

Sources

<1> SEX10712 DESC TEXT: Priddy, D.A.. unknown. TM12.
<2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM12NW1, 1976.
<3> SEX10732 Photograph: Colchester Museum. 1935. Colchester Museum Report. p.10.
<4> SEX10 Artifact: Colchester Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Colchester Museum. Acc No 278.34.

Related Events (1)

Non-Archaeological Intervention: Chance find by unknown person, near Dickley Hall, Mistley, prior to 1935 (EEX62089)

Other References

Old SMR Number: TM12
NRHE identifier: 387859
National Monuments Record: TM 12 NW 1

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