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| HER Number: | MDV2813 |
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| Name: | Stone tools, Thurlestone Sands |
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Summary
Prehistoric stone tools found at the submerged forest site at Thurlestone Sands
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 674 417 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX64SE/13/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC (Between))
Full description
Winder, T., 1923, Submerged forest in Bigbury Bay at Thurlestone Sands, South Devon, 123 (Article in Serial). SDV150239.
Stone tools. Flint core; working part of a stone adze with a 51mm tranchet cutting edge. A quartz pebble with an oval depression, which may have been used as an anvil in the manufacture of flint flakes. Two eoliths. Possibly associated with the dugout canoe.
Wymer, J. J., 1977, Gazetteer of Mesolithic Sites, 65 (Monograph). SDV8096.
This material includes a Mesolithic tranchet axe and a pebble macehead.
Dyer, M. J. + Collings, A. G., 1999, Archaeological Assessment and Recording at Homefield Farm, Thurlestone, 2 (Report - Assessment). SDV321226.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV150239 | Article in Serial: Winder, T.. 1923. Submerged forest in Bigbury Bay at Thurlestone Sands, South Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 55. A5 Hardback. 123. |
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| SDV321226 | Report - Assessment: Dyer, M. J. + Collings, A. G.. 1999. Archaeological Assessment and Recording at Homefield Farm, Thurlestone. Exeter Archaeology Report. 99.61. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2. |
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| SDV8096 | Monograph: Wymer, J. J.. 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic Sites. Council for British Archaeology Research Report. 20. Hardback Volume. 65. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV58790 | Related to: Bronze Age Spearhead from Leas Foot Beach (Find Spot) |
| MDV2812 | Related to: Submerged Forest, Thurlestone Sands (Monument) |
| MDV37509 | Related to: Thurlestone Sands, Logboat (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV494 - ADZE (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD)
- FDV496 - MACE (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD)
- FDV495 - Axe (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV2681 - Archaeological Assessment and Recording at Homefield Farm, Thurlestone
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 25 2014 11:22AM |
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