Find Spot record MDO46963 - Lower Palaeolithic handaxe, West Knighton

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A Lower Palaeolithic handaxe was found on a reject heap, in 1991 by P Harding, in an area of West Knighton Gravel. The object was found in an area of very extensive gravel and sand workings which range over two parishes and have been worked since the 1920s. More palaeoliths may have come from these pits but majority of artefacts seem to come from pits to the east at Moreton Crossways.

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Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Wymer, J. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project: the Upper Thames Valley, the Kennet Valley and the Solent drainage system. Report No 1. 116.
  • <2>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1100440. [Mapped feature: #636637 ]

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Grid reference SY 740 888 (point)
Map sheet SY78NW
Civil Parish West Knighton; Dorset

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 NW 69
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1100440

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Aug 10 2023 1:27PM

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