Find Spot record MDO47821 - Palaeolithic handaxes, Dewlish

Pa. hand axe found at Dewlish neatly chipped, but slightly unsymmetrical, one side being straight and the other curved. Found by a Mr Brown of Salisbury (Figured: Acheulian type). (1)

No further information was obtained during field investigation upon this hand axe. (2)

Fifteen Palaeolithic handaxes have been found in the neighbourhood of Dewlish (SY 7798). Some are preserved in Dorchester County Museum, Salisbury Museum and Taunton Museum. (3)

<1> Evans, J, 1872, The Ancient Stone Implements Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, 559 (Monograph). SWX8014.

<2> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 13-NOV-54 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<3> Roe, Derek A, 1968, A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic sites, 49 (Monograph). SWX4454.

<4> Wymer, J, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project: the Upper Thames Valley, the Kennet Valley and the Solent drainage system, 118 (Monograph). SWX4473.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 454551 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Feb 26 2024 3:25PM