Mesolithic or Neolithic macehead, near 'The Mount' at Great Canfield (EHER 4509)
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Summary
Late Mesolithic or Neolithic quartzite 'pebble macehead'.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 593 178 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT CANFIELD, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import:
Mesolithic or Neolithic quartzite 'pebble macehead'. <1>
With owner. <2>
Belongs to a class of pebble maceheads or pebble hammers, with an hour glass-shaped hole. This example has traces of wear at the unbroken end and on the broken end, which may have been chipped in use. When found in datable positions they are Late Mesolithic (about 5500 BC) in south eastern England, though some are probably Neolithic. <3>
Drawing. <4>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX7226 DESC TEXT: Couchman, C.. unknown. SMR.
- <2> SEX3259 Artifact: Unknown. unknown. ARTEFACT Owner.
- <3> SEX1834 Article in serial: Couchman, C.R. (ed.). 1976. Work Undertaken by Essex County Council Archaeology Section, 1974-76. Essex Archaeology and History. 3(8). 144-183. Couchman, C.R., pp 145-146.
- <4> SEX15838 Graphic material: Unknown. unknown. Quartzite macehead, Great Canfield.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL51-130
- NRHE identifier: 918992
- National Monuments Record: TL 51 NE 29