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| HER Number: | MDV37281 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric Axe found to west of Dark Lane, Thorverton |
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Summary
Prehistoric axe found to the west of Dark Lane in Thorverton
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 923 021 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS90SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Thorverton |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | THORVERTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS90SW/113
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Palaeolithic - 698000 BC to 8001 BC)
Full description
Uglow, J., 1989, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV341663.
Prehistoric handaxe found at Thorverton in September 1989. Made from brown chert with white patination, broken at the smaller end. Actual length 95 millimetres (original length estimated circa 110-115 millimetres), breadth 70 millimetres, thickness maximum 37 millimetres. The axe was found on a plateau to the west of the River Exe. Retained by finder.
Wessex Archaeology, 1992 - 1993, Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, 2 (Report - non-specific). SDV124459.
Other details: 173/EX-4 No 3.
Hosfield, R. + Brown, T. + Basell, L. + Hounsell, S. + Young, R., 2008, The Palaeolithic Rivers of South-West Britain: Final Report (Phases I & II), 15 (Report - non-specific). SDV341644.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV124459 | Report - non-specific: Wessex Archaeology. 1992 - 1993. Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Wessex Archaeology Report. 2. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2. |
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| SDV341644 | Report - non-specific: Hosfield, R. + Brown, T. + Basell, L. + Hounsell, S. + Young, R.. 2008. 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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| SDV341663 | Worksheet: Uglow, J.. 1989. Worksheet. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV4090 - HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Unknown - 698000 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 21 2022 1:56PM |
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