Find Spot record MDO44390 - Prehistoric flint implements found at East Farm, Bradford Abbas

Professor Buckman collected a number of flint implements from East Farm. Some of these were exhibited at the Royal Archaeological Institute in 1898, and included scrapers and a leaf-shaped arrowhead. These finds are likely to have come from more than one place around the farm, and the exact findspots are not known.

Prof. BUCKMAN has several leaf-shaped arrowheads from the neighbourhood of BRADFORD ABBAS. <1>

[MARGINAL]. As exhibiton of flints found at Prof. BUCKMANS farm (EAST FARM, BRADFORD ABBAS) was given at the ROYAL ARCH. INSTITUTE. The flints included numerous scrapers, and arrow-heads, though in the case of the latter only one example has any approach to the formation of barbs. [A leaf shaped arrowhead is illustrated as a sample of the finds.]

"Two portions..[of axes] show the outline and polish of a portion of a celt … [as if] they were broken implements of that class from which flakes had been struck off" and the implements used as cores. <2>

No further information was obtained on the provenance or present location of these flints which from T.1. apparently
consisted of possible Ne. axes, leaf-shaped arrowheads, one probably barbed arrowhead, and scrapers. <3>

Graphical material omitted. <4>

<1> Evans, J, 1872, The Ancient Stone Implements Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, 333 (Monograph). SWX8014.

<2> Royal Archaeological Institute, 1898, Archaeological Journal 25, 156 (Serial). SDO18531.

<3> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 06-JUL-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<4> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 28-JUN-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<5> Historic England, Historic England Archive, OS55/F168/8 (Index). SDO14738.

AXES, ARROWHEADS, AND SCRAPERS FROM BRADFORD ABBAS

<6> Historic England, Historic England Archive, AO55/168/8 (Index). SDO14738.

NEOLITHIC FLINT SCRAPERS, AXES, ARROWHEADS ETC. FOUND IN C19. PRESENT LOCATION AND PROVENANCE UNKNOWN

<7> National Record of the Historic Environment, 196050 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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