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| HER Number: | MDV11016 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric Tool and Handaxe from Sidmouth |
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Summary
Prehistoric tool and handaxe from the New Cemetery in Sidmouth
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 125 884 |
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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/23/1
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SY18NW38
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic to Mesolithic - 698000 BC to 4001 BC (Between))
Full description
Pengelly, W., 1878, Third report of the Committee on Scientific Memoranda, 75 (Article in Serial). SDV337756.
Visited on 30th May 1878. Implement of grey flint or chert, on surface of ground of the new cemetery in Sidmouth. Probably Palaeolithic.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Cemetery' shown on 19th century map to the north of Sidmouth.
Jacobi, R. M., 1979, Early Flandrian Hunters in the South-West, 56 (Article in Serial). SDV117514.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979 - 1981, SY18NW38 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV341778.
Probable Palaeolithic implement of grey flint or chert 5.2 inches long by 2.4 inches wide (13.21 centimetres by 6.1 centimetres) was found on the surface of the New Cemetery in Sidmouth on 30th May 1878.
A Mesolithic tranchet axe/adze from Sidmouth Cemetery is now in Rougemont House Museum in Exeter (citing Wymer).
Hosfield, R. + Brown, T. + Basell, L. + Hounsell, S. + Young, R., 2006, The Palaeolithic Rivers of South-West Britain: Final Report (Phases I & II), 45 (Report - non-specific). SDV341644.
Miscellaneous 19th century finds from New Cemetery in Sidmouth.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV117514 | Article in Serial: Jacobi, R. M.. 1979. Early Flandrian Hunters in the South-West. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 37. A5 Paperback. 56. |
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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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| SDV337756 | Article in Serial: Pengelly, W.. 1878. Third report of the Committee on Scientific Memoranda. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 10. A5 Hardback. 75. |
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| SDV341644 | Report - non-specific: Hosfield, R. + Brown, T. + Basell, L. + Hounsell, S. + Young, R.. 2006. The Palaeolithic Rivers of South-West Britain: Final Report (Phases I & II). English Heritage Report. PNUM 3847. A4 Stapled + Digital. 45. |
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| SDV341778 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979 - 1981. SY18NW38. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV3527 - TOOL (Lower Palaeolithic to Unknown - 698000 BC)
- FDV1298 - TOOL (Middle Palaeolithic to Mesolithic - 99999 BC to 8000 BC)
- FDV1299 - HANDAXE (Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 8000 BC to 3500 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 22 2012 12:00AM |
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