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| HER Number: | MDV53601 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric Hand Axes from Hawkchurch |
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Summary
Fourteen handaxes at various museums are listed as coming from Hawkchurch
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 340 010 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST30SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hawkchurch |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HAWKCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST30SW/171
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Palaeolithic - 698000 BC to 8001 BC (Between))
Full description
Wessex Archaeology, 1992 - 1993, Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, 163 (Report - non-specific). SDV124459.
Ten handaxes at Avebury Museum and Cambridge Archaeology and Ethnology Museum are listed as coming from Hawkchurch. 4 further handaxes at Taunton Museum are likewise from Hawkchurch. Probably from Broom pits. Other details: AX-2 No 3.
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
| SDV124459 | Report - non-specific: Wessex Archaeology. 1992 - 1993. Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Wessex Archaeology Report. 2. A4 Stapled + Digital. 163. |
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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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Associated Monuments
| MDV64564 | Related to: Palaeolithic Flints from the Broom Area (Find Spot) |
| MDV53600 | Related to: Prehistoric Axe from southwest of Tytherleigh (Find Spot) |
| MDV53622 | Related to: Prehistoric Axes from the Axminster Area (Find Spot) |
| MDV71457 | Related to: Prehistoric Hand Axes from Broom Area (Find Spot) |
| MDV11598 | Related to: Prehistoric Tools from Broom Area, HawkChurch (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV4234 - HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Unknown - 698000 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV4434 - Geophysical Survey at Broom
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 22 2012 12:00AM |
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