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| HER Number: | MDV53622 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric Axes from the Axminster Area |
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Summary
Prehistoric axes and flakes from the Axminster area dispersed in various museums around the country.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 295 985 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axminster |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMINSTER |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29NE/314
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.
Sixteen handaxes and two flakes from Axminster are dispersed amongst museums in Birmingham, Cambridge, Glasgow, Oxford and Taunton. Most are probably from the Broom or Kilmington pits. Other details: AX-2 No 4.
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) |
| MDV28387 | Related to: Palaeolithic Handaxe from Gammon's Hill Quarry, Kilmington (Find Spot) |
| MDV71457 | Related to: Prehistoric Hand Axes from Broom Area (Find Spot) |
| MDV53601 | Related to: Prehistoric Hand Axes from Hawkchurch (Find Spot) |
| MDV54282 | Related to: Prehistoric Handaxe from Gammon's Hill Quarry (Find Spot) |
| MDV11598 | Related to: Prehistoric Tools from Broom Area, HawkChurch (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV2527 - HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Unknown - 698000 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 22 2012 12:00AM |
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