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Find Spot record MDO8467 - Boscombe: Handaxe

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Summary

A Lower Palaeolithic Handaxe from 'Boscombe' found in 1899.

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 150001 BC)

Full Description

A Lower Palaeolithic Handaxe (ovate/cordate) from 'Boscombe' found in 1899, now in the collection of the Bournemouth Natural Science Society. (1)

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SWX8161 Index: Cresswell, J. 2003. Items in collection of the Bournemouth Natural Science Society..

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Location

Grid reference	SZ 12 92 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet	SZ19SW
Unitary Authority	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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None recorded

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Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 7 000 032

Record last edited

Nov 20 2003 2:34PM

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