Find Spot record MDO8569 - Palaeolithic finds, Bournemouth
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SZ 070964. Seventy-three Palaeolithic handaxes and about 50 flakes from Brixey and Good's Pit, East Howe, are now in the British Museum. <1>
Lower Palaeolithic implements have been found at Brixey and Good's Pit, Redhill Common, East Howe, including 90 handaxes, 2 roughouts, 1 retouched flake, 45 flakes, 5 Levallois flakes and 5 miscellaneous objects. <1-2>
<1> Roe, Derek A, 1968, A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic sites, 82 (Monograph). SWX4454.
<2> Wymer, J, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project: the Upper Thames Valley, the Kennet Valley and the Solent drainage system, 127 (Monograph). SWX4473.
<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 457881 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
SZ 070964. Seventy-three Palaeolithic handaxes and about 50 flakes from Brixey and Good's Pit, East Howe, are now in the British Museum. (1)
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SWX4454 Monograph: Roe, Derek A. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic sites. 8. 82.
- <2> SWX4473 Monograph: Wymer, J. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project: the Upper Thames Valley, the Kennet Valley and the Solent drainage system. Report No 1. 127.
- <3> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 457881.
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 070 964 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ09NE |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 7 000 119
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 09 NE 75
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 457881
Record last edited
May 5 2023 4:03PM
