Find Spot record MLI60619 - Two Palaeolithic handaxes from Redlands Aggregates pit
Summary
Two Palaeolithic handaxes from Redlands Aggregates pit
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 150001 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A VERY ROLLED PALAEOLITHIC BIFACIAL FLINT HANDAXE, FOUND BY PHIL HARDING IN THE REJECT HEAP FROM THE REDLANDS AGGREGATE PIT AT THORPE ON THE HILL. {1}
ANOTHER WAS FOUND ON THE SURFACE OF A CHANNEL ABOVE BALDERTON GRAVELS IN 1994. NGR GIVEN AS APPROX SK898661. {3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI1270 Correspondence: HARDING P. 1996. PARISH FILE. THORPE ON THE HILL. -.
- <2> SLI8 Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LM 90.96.
- <3> SLI4828 Unpublished Document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 9 (Great Ouse Drainage) and 12 (Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Wolds. PP 129-130.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 8970 6630 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THORPE ON THE HILL, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Oct 4 2023 3:50PM
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