Find Spot record MLI60508 - Palaeolithic handaxe, north of Kirkby Green, Scopwick

Summary

Palaeolithic handaxe, north of Kirkby Green, Scopwick

Type and Period (1)

  • (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 150001 BC)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

60508 A Middle Acheulian flint handaxe was found north of Kirkby Green in autumn 1948 and presented to the City and County Museum in 1957 (LM 42-57). Scrapers were also found. {1}{2}{3}{4}

Sources/Archives (5)

  •  Index: SMR FILE. SCOPWICK. TF 05 NE:B,1976, RWH.
  •  Article in Serial: PETCH, D.F.. 1957. 'Archaeological Notes for 1956' in Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. VOL 7 P 91.
  •  Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LM 42.57.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Roe, Derek A.. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. Scopwick, p191.
  •  Index: OS card index Scopwick. Scopwick. TF 05 NE:&, DA, 27/7/63.

Map

Location

Grid reference TF 084 585 (point)
Civil Parish SCOPWICK, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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