Find Spot record MDO8034 - Palaeolithic handaxe found on the shore, Swanage

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A Palaeolithic Acheulean handaxe found on the shore at Swanage.

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(Centred: SZ 032799) Acheulean (Palaeolithic) hand-axe found on shore, so far the only palaeolith recorded in Purbeck. BM.1930 4.14. <1> No additional information was obtained during field investigation. <2>

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  • <1> Map: Calkin, J B. Annotated Record Map Corr 6. Undated.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 02-SEP-52.
  • <3> Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. SZ 07 NW 1.
  • <4>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 457427. [Mapped feature: #635516 ]

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Location

Grid reference SZ 0320 7990 (point)
Map sheet SZ07NW
Civil Parish Swanage; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 020 122
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 07 NW 1
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 457427

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Mar 20 2023 10:00AM

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