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HER Number:MDV11095
Name:Prehistoric Implements from Beer Head

Summary

Prehistoric implements found at Beer Head

Location

Grid Reference:SY 226 879
Map Sheet:SY28NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBeer
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBEER AND SEATON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY28NW/2/2
  • Royal Albert Memorial Museum Accession Number: EXE/102/1934/115-134
  • Royal Albert Memorial Museum Accession Number: EXE/183/1975/25
  • Royal Albert Memorial Museum Accession Number: EXE/183/1975/25
  • Royal Albert Memorial Museum Accession Number: EXE/183/1975/25
  • Royal Albert Memorial Museum Accession Number: EXE/183/1975/25
  • Royal Albert Memorial Museum Accession Number: EXE/183/1975/25
  • Royal Albert Memorial Museum Accession Number: EXE/183/1975/25

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ARTEFACT SCATTER (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Neolithic - 698000 BC to 2201 BC (Between))

Full description

Unknown, 1975, EXE/183/1975/25 (Record Office Collection). SDV341696.

Beer Head. Part of the Stone Collection. One large tin in Exeter Museum of dark grey-black Beer flint comprising one small thumb scraper; one long-end scraper; large knife; large keeled end scraper; grey flat flint scraper; one doubtful handaxe; one small core; two large disc scrapers; point; knife or saw; nosed scraper; mid-ribbed scraper; core plane; cortex-backed knife; end scraper; oval scraper; square-ended scraper; small notched scraper; flint implement of Moustier point type with facetted butt.


Hosfield, R. + Brown, T. + Basell, L. + Hounsell, S. + Young, R., 2006, The Palaeolithic Rivers of South-West Britain: Final Report (Phases I & II), 44 (Report - non-specific). SDV341644.

Possible Paleaolithic handaxe in a miscellaneous collection of tools including Neolithic.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV341644Report - 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. 44.
SDV341696Record Office Collection: Unknown. 1975. EXE/183/1975/25. Royal Albert Memorial Museum. Mixed Archive Material.

Associated Monuments

MDV74302Part of: Beer Head Lithic Scatter (Monument)
MDV11094Related to: ARTEFACT SCATTER in the Parish of Beer (Monument)
MDV60120Related to: ARTEFACT SCATTER in the Parish of Beer (Monument)
MDV11093Related to: Beer Head Flint Scatter (Monument)
MDV11096Related to: FINDSPOT in the Parish of Beer (Find Spot)

Associated Finds

  • FDV1283 - Axe (Middle Palaeolithic to Mesolithic - 99999 BC to 8000 BC)
  • FDV1281 - CORE (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3800 BC to 2000 BC)
  • FDV1280 - KNIFE (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3800 BC to 2000 BC)
  • FDV1282 - POINT (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3800 BC to 2000 BC)
  • FDV1279 - SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3800 BC to 2000 BC)

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 28 2009 12:18PM