Find Spot record MLI50829 - PALAEOLITHIC HANDAXE FOUND AT ATTERBY CARRS
Summary
PALAEOLITHIC HANDAXE FOUND AT ATTERBY CARRS
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 150001 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
An Acheulian handaxe found at Atterby Carrs in 1954. Now in Lincoln Museum. {1}{2}
Found by a farm labourer and donated to the museum by Mrs Rudkin. Implement classified as 'probably middle Acheulian'. {2}
The actual find-spot was a hummock of sand and gravel in the carr deposits by the River Ancholme. See the archaeological notes for a detailed description. {4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI2912 Index: SMR FILE. BISHOP NORTON. TF 09 SW:AA -.
- <2> SLI2391 Index: OS CARD INDEX. BISHOP NORTON. TF 09 SW:7,1963, COLQUHOUN F.
- <3> SLI8 Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LCNCC 5.54.
- <4> SLI510 Article in Serial: THOMPSON, F.H.. 1955. 'Archaeological Notes for 1954' in Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. VOL 6 PART 1 (NS) pp2-3 Fig 1.1.
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Location
| Grid reference | TF 0164 9408 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BISHOP NORTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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