Accession No

TEMP.03711


Description

Bone spindle whorl. Bored femoral head. Evidence of burning.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; [Huntingdonshire]; Little Paxton


Period

?Late Anglo Saxon


Source

Addyman, Peter Vincent [excavator and donor]; Tebbutt, Charles Frederick [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

TEMP.03711; LP62 A11 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Bone


Local Term


Measurements

39mm x 17mm


Events

Context (Field collection)
Excavated by Peter V. Addyman and Charles F. Tebbutt, 1961-1962. F7. Small finds number: 3.
Event Date 1962
Author: Lily Pencliffe


Context (References)
Addyman, P. V. (1969). 'Late Saxon settlements in the St. Neots area. II. The Little Paxton settlements and enclosures'. PCAS LXII. pp. 59-93. Fig 16, 9.
Event Date 1969
Author: Lily Pencliffe


Context (Acquisition Details)
Material excavated by Addyman and Tebutt 1961-1962 and possibly donated to the museum in 2007, though likely never accessioned. See DOC.669.
Event Date 12/6/2025
Author: Lily Pencliffe


Description (Physical description)
Bone spindle whorl. Bored femoral head. Evidence of burning.
Event Date 12/6/2025
Author: Lily Pencliffe


FM:327025

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