Accession No
1901.362
Description
Axe of rock identified as olivine dolerite
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Bottisham; Bottisham Lode; Bottisham Fen
Period
Neolithic
Source
Jenkinson, Francis John Henry
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1901.362; MAA: Z 15322; ?AR 1902.83; CAM 64
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
68mm x 33mm x 100mm
Events
Context (Analysis)
Stone Axe Petrological Identification number CAM 64
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Collected in 1901
Event Date 1901
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label affixed to object reads: '1901.362. Bottisham Lode, 1901. F. Jenkinson, MA'
Event Date 1901
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (CMS Description)
Rock identified as olivine dolerite
Event Date 23/9/1986
Author: maa
Context (References)
Clough, T.H.McI. and W.A. Cummins (eds.). (1988). Stone Axe Studies Volume 2: The Petrology of Prehistoric Stone Implements for the British Isles. CBA Research Report No. 67. (no. CAM 64)
Event Date 1988
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
FM:10457
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