Find Spot record MLI60514 - Palaeolithic handaxe found in 1897
Summary
Palaeolithic handaxe found in 1897
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 150001 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
SMALL FLINT PALAEOLITHIC HANDAXE OF ROUGH CHARACTER, LUSTROUS WITH CRUST PATCH ON BOTH FACES; CREAMY PATINA WITH EDGE CHIPPING DARKER. FOUND IN BALLAST FROM SKELLINGTHORPE 1897. {1}{6}
Acheulean handaxe found by the railway line, given to the British Museum in 1922. It is 3.1 inches long. {2}{3}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI3261 Index: SMR FILE for SKELLINGTHORPE. SKELLINGTHORPE. - CJD.
- <2> SLI3832 Photograph: Photograph of handaxe. Print. -.
- <3> SLI5660 Correspondence: Dalton, O.M.. 1924. -.
- <4> SLI5661 Index: OS card index. Skellingthorpe. SK 97 SW:1; BHS 21/2/64.
- <5> SLI501 Article in Serial: D.F. Petch. 1958. Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. Vol 7, page 91.
- <6> SLI6828 Bibliographic Reference: Roe, Derek A.. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. Skellingthorpe, p.191.
Map
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Location
| Grid reference | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SKELLINGTHORPE, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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