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HER Number:MDV60250
Name:Prehistoric Axe from 18 Seaton Down Road

Summary

Prehistoric axe found at 18 Seaton Down Road.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 241 903
Map Sheet:SY29SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishSeaton
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSEATON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29SW/291

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FINDSPOT (Palaeolithic - 698000 BC to 8001 BC (Between))

Full description

Unknown, 1993, Untitled Source (Museum Collection). SDV341654.

Lower Palaeolithic hand axe found in garden of 18 Seaton Down Road. Underlying geology said to be gravel.


Hosfield, R. + Brown, T. + Basell, L. + Hounsell, S. + Young, R., 2006, The Palaeolithic Rivers of South-West Britain: Final Report (Phases I & II), 15, 45 (Report - non-specific). SDV341644.

Palaeolithic handaxe found in the garden of 18 Seaton Down Road.


Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV341644Report - 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, 45.
SDV341654Museum Collection: Unknown. 1993. Royal Albert Memorial Museum. EXE 32/1993. Unknown.
SDV346129Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #96549 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds

  • FDV4436 - HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Unknown - 698000 BC)

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 2 2011 12:58PM