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| HER Number: | MDV28723 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric Stone Axe from Seaton |
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Summary
Prehistoric greenstone axe found in Seaton.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 24 90 |
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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
- National Monuments Record: 449692
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29SW/203
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SY29SW28
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Museum Collection). SDV348517.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SY29SW28 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV341653.
A Neolithic greenstone axe from Seaton is in Exeter Museum. Petrological examination showed it to be of Group 1, with an origin in the Mounts Bay area in Cornwall, very possibly from a rock out crop now submerged in the sea.
Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J., 1993, Archaeological Appraisal of the Salt Industry on Seaton Marshes, East Devon, 2 (Report - non-specific). SDV120092.
Turton, S. D., 1994, Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Axe Estuary Local Nature Reserve, 1 (Report - Assessment). SDV120094.
Dixon, T. + Turton, S. D., 1995, Archaeological and Historical Appraisal of the Town of Seaton, East Devon, 3 (Report - non-specific). SDV120095.
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.
Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV120092 | Report - non-specific: Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J.. 1993. Archaeological Appraisal of the Salt Industry on Seaton Marshes, East Devon. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 93.93. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2. |
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| SDV120094 | Report - Assessment: Turton, S. D.. 1994. Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Axe Estuary Local Nature Reserve. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 94.72. A4 Grip Bound. 1. |
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| SDV120095 | Report - non-specific: Dixon, T. + Turton, S. D.. 1995. Archaeological and Historical Appraisal of the Town of Seaton, East Devon. Exeter Archaeology Report. 95.69. A4 Grip Bound. 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. 15. |
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| SDV341653 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SY29SW28. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV348517 | Museum Collection: Royal Albert Memorial Museum. EXE/91/1932/36. Unknown. |
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| SDV357736 | Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV3920 - AXE HEAD (Early Neolithic to Unknown - 4000 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 7 2015 10:02AM |
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