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Find Spot record MWX1056 - Palaeolithic handaxe found Holdenhurst, Bournemouth

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Summary

Lower Palaeolithic handaxe was found at Holdenhurst.

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 150001 BC)

Full Description

Lower Palaeolithic handaxe was found at Holdenhurst. <1>

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SWX4473 Monograph: Wymer, J. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project: the Upper Thames Valley, the Kennet Valley and the Solent drainage system. Report No 1. 129.
<1.1> SWX4454 Monograph: Roe, Derek A. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic sites. 8. 82.
<2> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1094024.

Finds (1)

HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 150001 BC)

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Event - Survey: Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project; survey 1991 to 1994 (EDO7790)

Location

Grid reference	SZ 12000 95000 (point)
Map sheet	SZ19NW
Unitary Authority	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Other Statuses/References

Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 19 NW 56
Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1094024

Record last edited

Oct 21 2022 2:23PM

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