Find Spot record MLI50829 - Palaeolithic Handaxe, Atterby Carrs
Summary
A Palaeolithic handaxe of Acheulian type, found in 1954 on land at Atterby Carrs.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 10001 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A Palaeolithic handaxe was found in 1954, on land at Atterby Carrs. It was found by a farm labourer in a hummock of sand and gravel in the carr deposits by the River Ancholme. The axe was passed to Ethel Rudkin, who donated it to Lincoln Museum, where it was classified as 'probably middle Acheulian'. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 09 SW: AA.
- <2> SLI2344 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 09 SW: 7.
- <3> SLI8 Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LCNCC 1954.5.
- <4> SLI510 Article in Serial: F. H. Thompson (ed.). 1955. 'Archaeological Notes for 1954' in Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. vol.6, part.1, pp.2-3, fig.1.1.
- <5> SLI4828 Unpublished Document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 9 (Great Ouse Drainage) and 12 (Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Wolds. p.142.
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Location
| Grid reference | TF 0164 9408 (point) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BISHOP NORTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Oct 16 2023 1:45PM
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