Find Spot record MDO6574 - Mesolithic finds,Victory Road, Portland

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Summary

A number of tools made of chert were found in a road cutting. Finds include scrapers, cores and flakes and were dated to the Mesolithic.

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Tools

Type and Period (1)

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Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1966. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1965. 87. 93.
  • <1> Article in serial: Palmer, S. 1965. Stone Age Industries on the Isle of Portland. Vol 87. p93.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 868176.

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Location

Grid reference SY 6840 7384 (point) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY67SE
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 001 121
  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 001 334
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 SE 58
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 868176
  • Previous Historic Environment Record identifier: MWX429

Record last edited

Jun 1 2023 5:05PM

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