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Stone ‘Maceheads’ with Mesolithic Associations from South-Eastern England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 May 2014

W. F. Rankine
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The purpose of this brief article is to review the evidence concerning stone ‘maceheads’ with hour-glass perforation found in apparently Mesolithic associations in south-eastern England.

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Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society , Volume 15 , 1949 , pp. 70 - 76
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Copyright © The Prehistoric Society 1949

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page 70 note 3 Identified by Dr K. P. Oakley as typical sarsen-stone, i.e. a fine quartzitic sandstone, presumably of Eocene origin.

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page 74 note 1 I am indebted to Mr E. G. Tucker and Dr Rolston, both of Haslemere, for this information.

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page 74 note 3 The petrological report reads as follows: A mosaic of quartz with very little cement. Mica, zircon tourmaline are present. Quartzite.

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