Accession No
Z 21752
Description
Peculiar hard chalk block which has a bored perforation through the centre. Possibly a mace head.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cottenham; Smithy Fen; Old West River
Period
?Neolithic
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 21752
Cultural Affliation
Material
Chalk; Stone
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
The card has the following entry: " Undatable" . Two cards were found at the time of computer transcription, one of which read " ?Landbeach" and " Marked ' Dredged from Old West River opposite smithy Fen pumping station 1928' " Z . book suggests a Neolithic mace head but this block has most likely been worked with a metal implement. Is it part of a sculptured statue or perhaps a measure; Collected in 1928
Event Date 13/8/1986
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Peculiar hard chalk block which has a bored perforation through the centre
Event Date 13/8/1986
Author: maa
FM:10149
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