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| HER Number: | MDV28722 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric Tools from Seaton |
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Summary
Prehistoric chert implements including a Levallois flake have been found in a gravel pit in Seaton.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 246 913 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Seaton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SEATON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29SW/204
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SY29SW29
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Palaeolithic - 698000 BC to 8001 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Old Gravel Pit' shown on 19th century map on the north side of 'Gravel Lane'.
Macalpine Woods, G. + R., 1933, Archaeological notes, 41 (Article in Serial). SDV341773.
Chert implements including a large Levallois flake, have been found recently in Manor Pit, Seaton on the 50 foot (15.24 metre) terrace of the Axe Valley gravels.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SY29SW29 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV341774.
The only gravel pit shown on the 1963 map on the 50 foot (15.24 metre) contour line is at SY246912.
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.
Palaeoloithic handaxe found in a gravel pit in Seaton.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #86198 ] |
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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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| SDV341773 | Article in Serial: Macalpine Woods, G. + R.. 1933. Archaeological notes. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Exploration Society. II Part 1. Paperback Volume. 41. |
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| SDV341774 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SY29SW29. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV29691 | Related to: Old Gravel Pit, Gravel Lane, Seaton (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV3911 - FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Unknown - 698000 BC)
- FDV1296 - FLAKE (Middle Palaeolithic to Mesolithic - 99999 BC to 8000 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 22 2012 12:00AM |
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