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| HER Number: | MDV11438 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric Axe from Wyke Area |
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Summary
Prehistoric handaxe found in the Wyke area.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 300 965 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY39NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axminster |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMINSTER |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY39NW/3
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Palaeolithic - 698000 BC to 8001 BC (Between))
Full description
Smith, E., 1963, Stone tools from near Axminster, 3 (Article in Serial). SDV124458.
Fan-shaped flake instrument used as a side scraper. Probably Clactonian.
Fox, A., 1963, Twenty-Seventh Report On Archaeology and Early History, 74 (Article in Serial). SDV124457.
A hand axe, heavily rolled was found in the Wyke district some years ago. It has been identified as a Chellean type. Palaeolithic.
Roe, D. A., 1968, A Gazetteer of British Lower & Middle Palaeolithic Sites, 47 (Report - non-specific). SDV124464.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1975, SY29NE25 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV124463.
Much rolled chert handaxe, possibly Chellean, and a chert side scraper, probably Clactonian, found in the Wyke- Axminster district and deposited in the Sidmouth Museum.
Wessex Archaeology, 1992 - 1993, Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, 163 (Report - non-specific). SDV124459.
Grid Reference given as SY300965. Currently in Sidmouth Museum. Other details: Ax-2 No 5.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, 17, Part 1; 120, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 439 (Report - Survey). SDV101648.
A Palaeolithic hand axe was found in the Wyke district which lies to the north-west of the survey area.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 439 (Archive - Survey). SDV358490.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 439 (Report - Survey). SDV359019.
Hosfield, R. + Brown, T. + Basell, L. + Hounsell, S. + Young, R., 2006, The Palaeolithic Rivers of South-West Britain: Final Report (Phases I & II), 15 (Report - non-specific). SDV341644.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV101648 | Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. A4 Unbound + Digital. 17, Part 1; 120, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 439. |
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| SDV124457 | Article in Serial: Fox, A.. 1963. Twenty-Seventh Report On Archaeology and Early History. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 95. A5 Paperback. 74. |
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| SDV124458 | Article in Serial: Smith, E.. 1963. Stone tools from near Axminster. Devon Archaeological Society Newsletter. 6. A4 Stapled. 3. |
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| SDV124459 | Report - non-specific: Wessex Archaeology. 1992 - 1993. Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Wessex Archaeology Report. 2. A4 Stapled + Digital. 163. [Mapped feature: #3164 ] |
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| SDV124463 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1975. SY29NE25. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV124464 | Report - non-specific: Roe, D. A.. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower & Middle Palaeolithic Sites. Council for British Archaeology Research Report. 8. Digital. 47. |
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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. 15. |
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| SDV358490 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 439. |
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| SDV359019 | Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. Site No. 439. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV3488 - HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Unknown - 698000 BC)
- FDV644 - HANDAXE (Middle Palaeolithic to Mesolithic - 99999 BC to 8000 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV3262 - East Devon heathlands archaeological survey
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 23 2016 9:29AM |
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