Find Spot record MLI60504 - Palaeolithic Handaxe, Redlands Aggregates Hykeham Quarry
Summary
Acheulean Palaeolithic handaxe, found in 1989 on a reject heap of the Redlands Aggregates Hykeham gravel quarry.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 10001 BC)
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- None recorded
Full Description
An Acheulean Palaeolithic handaxe was found in 1989, on a reject heap of the Redlands Aggregates Hykeham gravel quarry. The axe was made from a worn rolled cobble of quartzite, extracted from the Balderton Sand and Gravel (Ipswichian Interglacial) layer of the quarry, and was similar to finds from the Hilton Terrace Gravels near Derby. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI1224 Correspondence: Dr Allan Brandon. 1989. Notes and Photographs. 06/12/1989.
- <2> SLI4828 Unpublished Document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 9 (Great Ouse Drainage) and 12 (Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Wolds. p.130.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 935 674 (point) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTH HYKEHAM, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Oct 4 2023 3:50PM
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