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Charles Taylor Trechmann

Also known as: Charles Taylor Trechmann; primary name: Trechmann, Charles Taylor
Details: individual; archaeologist; Male
Life dates: 1885-1964
Biography: A local amateur archaeologist and geologist in North-East England, had an early friendship with Canon William Greenwell (q.v.). Excavated Hasting Hill, the finds from which are in Sunderland Museum. Member of the Prehistoric Society from 1935. He was a chemist by trade and following the sale of his family business he travelled widely making important contributions to the study of the geology of New Zealand and the Caribbean in particular. After his death in 1964, most of his collection was bequeathed to the Natural History Museum, which transferred his archaeological collections, mainly neolithic flint, to the department of Prehistoric and Romano-British Antiquities. His Egyptian collection was bequeathed to the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh.

1,551 related objects

adze

Museum number: 1964,1206.910 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Lakenheath

adze

Museum number: 1964,1206.890 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:SteckbornFound/Acquired:Constance, Lake

adze

Museum number: 1964,1206.167 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Denmark

adze

Museum number: 1965,0209.462 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Icklingham

animal remains

Museum number: 1964,1206.749 |
Cultures/periods: NeolithicBronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Robenhausen

animal remains

Museum number: 1964,1206.658 |
Cultures/periods: NeolithicBronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Europe

animal remains

Museum number: 1964,1206.553 |
Cultures/periods: NeolithicBronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Malta

animal remains

Museum number: 1964,1206.555 |
Cultures/periods: NeolithicBronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Malta

animal remains

Museum number: 1964,1206.525 |
Cultures/periods: NeolithicBronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ta Lippija

animal remains

Museum number: 1964,1206.657 |
Cultures/periods: NeolithicBronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Europe

animal remains

Museum number: 1964,1206.748 |
Cultures/periods: NeolithicBronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Robenhausen

animal remains

Museum number: 1964,1206.699 |
Cultures/periods: NeolithicBronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Fallanden

animal remains

Museum number: 1964,1206.556 |
Cultures/periods: NeolithicBronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Malta

armlet

Museum number: 1964,1206.90 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Production date: 1050BC-800BC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Zemun

armlet

Museum number: 1964,1206.89 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Production date: 1050BC-800BC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Zemun

arrow-head

Museum number: 1965,0209.330 |
Cultures/periods: x14337 Neolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:West Stow

arrow-head

Museum number: 1964,1206.428 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Brampton (Cambridgeshire)

arrow-head

Museum number: 1964,1206.107 |
Cultures/periods: x14146 Late Bronze Age |
Production date: 900BC-700BC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Granada (province)

arrow-head

Museum number: 1964,1206.204 |
Cultures/periods: x96124 Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Antrim (county)

arrow-head

Museum number: 1965,0209.329 |
Cultures/periods: x14337 Neolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:West Stow

arrow-head

Museum number: 1965,0209.209 |
Cultures/periods: x14337 Neolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Canada Farm

arrow-head; knife

Museum number: 1965,0209.208 |
Cultures/periods: x14337 Neolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Canada Farm

arrow-head

Museum number: 1964,1206.669 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Europe

arrow-head

Museum number: 1964,1206.666 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Europe

arrow-head; scraper

Museum number: 1965,0209.52 |
Cultures/periods: x14337 Neolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Antrim (county)

arrow-head

Museum number: 1964,1206.208 |
Cultures/periods: x96124 Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Slieve Reagh

arrow-head

Museum number: 1964,1206.456 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Tonbridge

arrow-head

Museum number: 1964,1206.667 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Europe

arrow-head

Museum number: 1964,1206.668 |
Cultures/periods: Archaic GreekClassical Greek |
Production date: 675BC - 400BC

artefact

Museum number: 1964,1206.1495 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Somaliland (region)

artefact

Museum number: 2011,8112.1 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Caddington (parish)

artefact

Museum number: 1964,1206.1485 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Thebes (historic - Upper Egypt)

artefact

Museum number: 2011,8112.2 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:High Lodge

awl

Museum number: 1964,1206.659 |
Cultures/periods: NeolithicBronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Europe

awl

Museum number: 1964,1206.863 |
Cultures/periods: NeolithicBronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Lac du Neuchâtel

awl

Museum number: 1964,1206.461 |
Cultures/periods: NeolithicBronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Tonbridge

awl

Museum number: 1964,1206.660 |
Cultures/periods: NeolithicBronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Europe

awl

Museum number: 1964,1206.239 |
Cultures/periods: NeolithicBronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Portglenmore

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.899 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Down (county)

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.901 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Antrim (town)

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.903 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:King Edward

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.121 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Denmark

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.926 |
Cultures/periods: ChalcolithicNeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Jerusalem

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.123 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Denmark

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.244 |
Cultures/periods: x14337 Neolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cissbury

axe

Museum number: 1965,0209.16 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Jylland

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.122 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Denmark

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.124 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Denmark

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.561 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Europe

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.923 |
Cultures/periods: ChalcolithicNeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Palestine (Historic)

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.904 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:King Edward

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.569 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Europe

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.924 |
Cultures/periods: ChalcolithicNeolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Palestine (Historic)

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.562 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Europe

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.778 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Wauwyler Moos

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.203 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Antrim (county)

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.685 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Wildsberg

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.564 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Europe

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.571 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Europe

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.249 |
Cultures/periods: x14337 Neolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cissbury

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.559 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Europe

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.898 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Thames, RiverFound/Acquired:Hammersmith

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.727 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Bieler See

axe

Museum number: 1965,0209.53 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Thames, RiverFound/Acquired:Kew Bridge

axe

Museum number: 1965,0209.54 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Thames, RiverFound/Acquired:Isleworth

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.906 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Thames, River

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.690 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:MaurFound/Acquired:Greifensee (lake)

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.724 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Bieler See

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.893 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Murtensee

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.726 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Bieler See

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.858 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Lac du Neuchâtel

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.861 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Lac du Neuchâtel

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.859 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Lac du Neuchâtel

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.860 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Lac du Neuchâtel

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.916 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Beachy Head

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.1423 |
Cultures/periods: x14337 Neolithic |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Godsted

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.908 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Thames, RiverFound/Acquired:Windsor

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.680 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Greifensee (town)

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.684 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Greifensee (town)

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.672 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Greifensee (town)

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.678 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Greifensee (town)

axe

Museum number: 1965,0209.131 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Icklingham

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.687 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Greifensee (town)

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.856 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Onnens

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.165 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:ThurgauExcavated/Findspot:Göttingen (Lower Saxony)

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.682 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Greifensee (town)

axe

Museum number: 1965,0209.74 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Bournemouth

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.352 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Rudston

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.862 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Concise

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.673 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Greifensee (town)

axe

Museum number: 1965,0209.395 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Mildenhall (Suffolk)

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.830 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Auvernier

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.86 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Braşov (city)

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.64 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Baden (Switzerland)

axe

Museum number: 136251 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Palestine (Historic)

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.566 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Europe

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.897 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Eggleston

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.900 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cork (county)

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.495 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ggantija

axe

Museum number: 1964,1206.913 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Clayton Hill