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Some recent prehistoric finds from Greater London

J Cotton and N Merriman


This is an opportunity to publish a number of prehistoric finds reported to the Museum of London prior to May 1992, most of which have been retained in private possession. The 28 objects dealt with comprise: three Palaeolithic flint tools; a possibly late Upper Palaeolithic flint core; four Mesolithic flint axes/adzes; five Neolithic stone and flint axes; a sherd of Late Neolithic Mortlake Ware; a Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flint dagger; 11 Bronze Age copper alloy artefacts including axes, a rapier, spearheads and two pins; and two Iron Age copper alloy objects comprising a late Hallstatt/ early La Tène brooch and a figure-of-eight strap-union. The majority of these finds were recovered from the Thames foreshore or areas adjacent, although there are also several from the Colne and Lea valleys. With the exception of the Palaeolithic pieces from the gravels, artefacts reported from dry land are few but include a palstave from the London Clay hills at Eastcote. Each object is illustrated, described and its local/regional significance summarised. Concluding discussion briefly relates the finds to recent fieldwork in the London area.

[Transactions 42 (1991), pp 33 – 57; abstract as published]

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