Find Spot record 0783900000 - Crawley Wood

Summary

Scatter of Bronze Age weapon fragments

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Description

Approximate location of two findspots of bronze weapon fragments dating to the Bronze Age. Appear to have been found by a metal detectorist in 1970s and 1980s. The first, a probable hoard, included sword and spear fragments, the second a fragment of leaf-shaped spear. The leaf-shaped sword was bought by Luton Museum c. 1977; the sword and spear fragments by Buckinghamshire County Museum, accession number 329.1983 (B1).

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  • <1>SBC24630 Bibliographic reference: Oxford Archaeology & Gary Marshall. 2015. Archaeological Survey of the Ashridge Estate: Volume V - Area D Clipper Down, Crawley Wood & Down Farm (East), Duncombe Farm, Stocks Farm, Wards Hurst Farm (South).

Location

Grid reference SP 960 149 (point)
Civil Parish IVINGHOE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (2)

  • SWORD (Undated)
  • SPEAR (Undated)

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Record last edited

Jul 4 2016 10:40AM

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