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Monument Number 345096
Hob Uid: 345096
Location : Milton Keynes New Bradwell
Grid Ref : SP8250041370
Summary : Bronze Age hoard found at Wolverton, 1879, in a `deep cist filled with black earth'
More information : A bronze hoard was discovered at New Bradwell, Wolverton, in 1879 on site now occupied by the County Arms Hotel (on OS 25" 1926 SP 82504137). The hoard, now in Aylesbury Museum, was found in a deep cist filled with black earth and consisted of 9 socketed axes, 3 broken axes, 1 palstave, 2 spear-heads and a leaf shaped sword broken into four pieces. (1) The hoard is now in Northampton Museum. (2)

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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Pit
Evidence : Find, Sub Surface Deposit

Components and Objects:

Period : Bronze Age
Component Monument Type : Pit
Object Type : HOARD, AXE, SPEAR, SWORD
Object Material : Bronze

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SP 84 SW 14
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Monument Number 345096