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MONUMENT NO. 206269

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An Early Bronze Age flanged bronze axe was found near the River Stour at Hanford Park. It is in the British Museum (accession number 92, 9-1, 307). The accession number suggests that the axe arrived at the museum as part of the Durden collection.

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Hanford Park: A Bronze Age flanged axe, found near the
River Stour, is now in the BM (92 9 1 307). The axe, 16.3cm long,
has a stop-ridge and central ribs at the base of the blade. (1)

No information was obtained upon this axe during field investigation.
The fields bordering the river were under pasture. From the BM
accession number the axe was evidently in the Durden collection.
(2)

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( 1) Externally held archive reference

Drew Index Dorset County Museum Dorchester

( 2) Field Investigators Comments

F1 NVQ 31-DEC-55

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