Neolithic to early Bronze Age mace-head at Wier Farm (EHER 9750)

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Summary

Neolithic to early Bronze Age mace-head of quartzite. It is very small in size.

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Grid reference	TQ 801 897 (point)
Civil Parish	RAYLEIGH, ROCHFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1601 BC)

Description

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: Quartzite mace-head with complete perforation found in 1970. <1> Very small Neolithic-early Bronze Age quartzite mace-head. <2> - <4>

Finds

MACE (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1601 BC)

Sources

<1> SEX29247 MENTION: Bohannon, K.. unknown. SMR.
<2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TQ88NW52, 1976.
<3> SEX33065 LIST: Southend Museum. unknown. Southend Museum Accession Book.
<4> SEX23552 Artifact: Southend Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Southend Museum?.

Related Events (1)

Non-Archaeological Intervention: Chance find by unknown at Wier Farm, Rayleigh, 1970 (EEX62675)

Other References

Old SMR Number: TQ88-122
NRHE identifier: 419028
National Monuments Record: TQ 88 NW 52

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