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| HER Number: | MDV21580 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric Axe from Bickwell Valley, Sidmouth |
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Summary
Prehistoric flint handaxe found in the Bickwell Valley to the north of Sidmouth
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 117 878 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY18NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sidmouth |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SIDMOUTH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY18NW/120
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Palaeolithic - 698000 BC to 8001 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The 'Bickwell Valley Road' is shown on 19th century map running south from southeast of 'Bickwell Farm' at Grid Reference SY11658809 to the coast at Sidmouth.
Smith, E., 1952, An attempt to date a Surface Site on Mutter's Moor, Sidmouth, 139 (Article in Serial). SDV117500.
Prehistoric stone axe with a natural hand grip found in Bickwell Valley regarded as an Abbevillian-type handaxe and now in the Natural History Museum.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1955, SY18NW32 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV110023.
Stone implement found in the Bickwell Valley at a depth of 3 feet (0.91 metres). It is of coarse flint or chert and deeply stained to a yellow-brown colour. Natural perforation and hollow forming natural hand grip at the top. Regarded as an Abbevillian Type axe. The axe is in the Natural History Museum.
Wessex Archaeology, 1992 - 1993, Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, 172-3 (Report - non-specific). SDV124459.
Grid Reference given as roughly SY105880 on Mutter's Moor. Other details: EX-3 No 3.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV110023 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1955. SY18NW32. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV117500 | Article in Serial: Smith, E.. 1952. An attempt to date a Surface Site on Mutter's Moor, Sidmouth. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 4 Part 5. Paperback Volume. 139. |
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| SDV124459 | Report - non-specific: Wessex Archaeology. 1992 - 1993. Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Wessex Archaeology Report. 2. A4 Stapled + Digital. 172-3. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV3856 - HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Unknown - 698000 BC)
- FDV670 - HANDAXE (Palaeolithic - 698000 BC to 8001 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV3430 - Southern rivers Palaeolithic project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 11 2009 3:20PM |
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