Find Spot record MDO2026 - Upper Palaeolithic tool from Pilsdon Pen, Pilsdon

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A flint tool found during excavations at Pilsdon Pen. A slightly-curved blade just under 8cm long, and of Upper Palaeolithic date.

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ST 412013. A Late Upper Palaeolithic flint implement was found during excavations of 1964-71 on the Iron Age fort at Pilsdon Pen (ST 40 SW 9). It is a shouldered point 7.8 cm in length by 1.9cm across, and is thought to have been used as either a knife or a spearhead. A fine Neolithic leaf-shaped arrowhead was also found during the excavations. (1)

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  • --- Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 193123.
  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1974. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1973. 95. 83-84.

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Grid reference ST 412 013 (point)
Map sheet ST40SW
Civil Parish Pilsdon; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 089 004
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 40 SW 29
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 193123

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Jun 24 2024 12:38PM

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