Monument record MDO44060 - Palaeolithic handaxes from Kettle's Gravel Pit, Corfe Mullen

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Summary

Ten Lower Palaeolithic handaxes and two flakes were found at Kettle's Gravel Pit which was in operation during the 1970s and before. The geology in the area is Ensbury Park Gravel.

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Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Article in serial: Calkin, J B, and Green, J F N. 1949. Palaeoliths and terraces near Bournemouth. Vol 15. 27.
  • <2> Monograph: Roe, Derek A. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic sites. 8. 49.
  • <3> Monograph: Wymer, J. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project: the Upper Thames Valley, the Kennet Valley and the Solent drainage system. Report No 1. 124-5.
  • <4>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1096414. [Mapped feature: #633430 ]

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Location

Grid reference SY 9899 9790 (point)
Map sheet SY99NE
Civil Parish Corfe Mullen; Dorset

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 99 NE 51
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1096414

Record last edited

Aug 11 2022 10:55AM

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