Find Spot record MDR5639 - Sawley Wharf, Neolithic/ Early Bronze Age polished stone axe, found in 1916
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
"Sawley Wharf. Polished stone axe. Derby Museum, 866-22". (Neolithic - EBA). (1) A neolithic polished stone axe found in 1916 "in River Trent near Sawley while dredging" is now in Derby Museum. (2) Unclassified polished stone axe found in the bed of the Trent at Sawley Wharf while dredging for gravel for a W.D.Camp. Given by Alfred Brockley, Potter Street, Melbourne. Acc No 886-22 [given wrongly by Auth 1]. Measurements 5 3/4" x 3 1/2" x 1 1/5"; weight 1 lb 11 ozs. Petrology: Altered gabbro Pyroxene in well formed crystals is altered on its margins to a pale amphibale and occasionally to pale green chlorite. The felspar is completely altered down to fine sericite (F.W.S) (3) 'Sawley Wharf' was not identified - it is not known locally. The axe is exhibited in Derby Museum. (4)
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDR7350 Article in serial: Posnansky, M. 1956. 'The Bronze Age Round Barrow at Swarkeston, Part II', Derbyshire Archaeological Journal. Vol 76. opp. P26.
- <2> SDR4059 Unpublished document: Corr 6" (F W Munslow 14.2.58).
- <3> SDR874 Index: Accession index card Derby Museum.
- <4> SDR6483 Bibliographic reference:
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Location
| Grid reference | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LONG EATON, EREWASH, DERBYSHIRE |
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Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR891
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Record last edited
Jun 19 2009 3:15PM