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Find Spot record MDR4510 - Mesolithic Macehead, Derby

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  • (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)

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Mesolithic macehead of quartz-feldspar tuff, possibly found at Derby. Pullen collection, Derby Museum, (Acc. No. 819-3-21) Purchased 1920. (1) Retained in Derby Museum, provenance unknown. (2) Mace-head, stone, about 4 inches diameter, 1 inch thick; hole in centre, 1 1/4 inches diameter; Neolithic; found Derby, many feet below soil (3)

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  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Letter (Derby Museum, R.G. Hughes, 23.3.64).
  • <2> Personal Observation: F1 FDC 12-JAN-67.
  • <3> Digital data: Derby Museum Curators. Derby City Museum Database. p 51.

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Civil Parish DERBY, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE

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  • EDR1031

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Jul 5 2007 5:21PM

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