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| HER Number: | MDV28721 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric Handaxe found near Colyton |
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Summary
Prehistoric flint handaxe found near Colyton
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 246 940 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Colyton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | COLYTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29SW/202
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SY29SW32
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Palaeolithic - 698000 BC to 8001 BC (Between))
Full description
Evans, J., 1897, The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, 639 (Monograph). SDV104326.
A thin oval implement of ochreous flint 7 1/2 inches long and 3 1/2 inches broad (19.05 centimetres by 8.90 centimetres) which was found near Colyton in Devon was in the Blackmore Museum in Salisbury in 1872. Very probably it is of Palaeolithic date and may have come from the ballast gravels at Broom.
Roe, D. A., 1968, A Gazetteer of British Lower & Middle Palaeolithic Sites, 43 (Report - non-specific). SDV124464.
Handaxe, in Salisbury Museum, from Colyton. Another is in the Archaeological and Ethnological Museum, Cambridge University.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SY29SW32 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV341772.
Wessex Archaeology, 1992 - 1993, Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, 164 (Report - non-specific). SDV124459.
Other details: Axe-3 No 3.
Dixon, T. + Turton, S. D., 1994, Archaeological and Historical Appraisal of the Town of Colyton, East Devon, 3 (Report - Assessment). SDV131634.
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.
Palaeolithic handaxe may have come from ballast gravels at Broom.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV104326 | Monograph: Evans, J.. 1897. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain. Unknown. 639. |
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| SDV124459 | Report - non-specific: Wessex Archaeology. 1992 - 1993. Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Wessex Archaeology Report. 2. A4 Stapled + Digital. 164. |
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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. 43. |
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| SDV131634 | Report - Assessment: Dixon, T. + Turton, S. D.. 1994. Archaeological and Historical Appraisal of the Town of Colyton, East Devon. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 94.90. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3. |
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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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| SDV341772 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SY29SW32. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV3910 - HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Unknown - 698000 BC)
- FDV1295 - HANDAXE (Middle Palaeolithic to Mesolithic - 99999 BC to 8000 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 11 2009 2:20PM |
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