Find Spot record MDO8447 - Lower Palaeolithic implements, Queens Park Avenue, Bournemouth

Two Acheulian handaxes and a levallois flake found at the base of the gravels in Queens Park Avenue in 1911 and 1935.

Sharp fine Acheulian Implements found at base of gravel in Queens Park Avenue in 1935. Calkin Collection British Museum. a. D shaped hand axe, length 4"; controlled flaking. Flat on one face. In mint condition. Found 1935 Queens Park Avenue. Calkin collection, BM.1940-7 b. Levallois flake, length 3". Faceted platform. Sharp but edges slightly damaged. Brownish grey, found 1911 about 10 ft deep in Gravel. Q.P.Avenue. Calkin collection BM 1940-7-1-489 c. Flat pyriform hand axe. length 5.2" Symmetrical Bluey-black with Grey cherty ppatches and incipient basket-work patina. Found probably in 1911. 6 ft deep in Gravel in Rotten Row. Q.P. Avenue. In Russell Cotes Museum. <1-2> J B Calkin Esq. states that these implements came from the area shown on the OS 6" field sheet centred at SZ 10559365. The whole area is now developed. <3> Lower Palaeolithic implements found at Queens Park Avenue, at Rotten Row and Parkside Avenue. At least 8 handaxes, 2 cores, 2 flakes and 3 Levallois cores were found in 1911, 1935 and in the 1930's in general. The artefacts were found just south of the edge of Terrace 10 and on Eocene Sand geology. <5>

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