Find Spot record MDO7792 - Palaeolithic handaxe, Lytchett Matravers

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Achulean or Mousterian (Lower or Middle Palaeolithic) ovate/cordate handaxe found during ditch-digging.

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Lower Palaeolithic handaxe found by D J Bowsher when digging drainage trenches. The geology in the area is remnants of gravel and London Clay. <1-2>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1991. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1990. 112. 113-114.
  • <2> Monograph: Wymer, J. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project: the Upper Thames Valley, the Kennet Valley and the Solent drainage system. Report No 1. 119.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1091015.

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Location

Grid reference SY 9590 9575 (point)
Map sheet SY99NE
Civil Parish Lytchett Matravers; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 014 051
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 99 NE 50
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1091015

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Jul 17 2023 3:08PM

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