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Monument record MWX443 - Lower Palaeolithic handaxe, Portland

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Summary

Lower Palaeolithic handaxe found in Portland parish, on Purbeck Beds geology.

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 150001 BC)

Full Description

Lower Palaeolithic handaxe found in Portland parish, on Purbeck Beds geology. (1)

Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SWX1173 Monograph: 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project: 1992-1993: the south west and south of the Thames. Report no.2. 165.
<2> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1067259.

Finds (1)

HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 150001 BC)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Location

Grid reference	SY 69009 72993 (point)
Map sheet	SY67SE
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Other Statuses/References

Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 001 377
Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 SE 96
Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1067259

Record last edited

Feb 29 2024 11:51AM

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