Find Spot record MLI70160 - Palaeolithic Handaxe, Flaxengate, Lincoln
Summary
Palaeolithic handaxe, found at Flaxengate, Lincoln.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 150001 BC)
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Full Description
Late Middle Acheulian ovate handaxe, from an unspecified medieval rubbish pit, at Flaxengate. An almost identical example comes from Huntow, Humberside. {1}{2}{3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI4645 Unpublished Document: COPPACK G. 1948. PARISH FILE. LINCOLN:FLAXENGATE. Pre-Roman Finds.
- <2> SLI8 Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LM 7.45.
- <3> SLI6828 Bibliographic Reference: Roe, Derek A.. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. Lincoln, p.190.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 9773 7147 (point) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ABBEY, LINCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Apr 17 2021 2:45PM
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