Find Spot record MWX1180 - Lower Palaeolithic handaxe, Purewell, Christchurch

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A Lower Palaeolithic handaxe was found at Purewell. The object had no specific provenance.

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A Lower Palaeolithic handaxe was found at Purewell. The object had no specific provenance. (1 & 2)


<1> Roe, Derek A, 1968, A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic sites, 94 (Monograph). SWX4454.

<2> Wymer, J, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project: the Upper Thames Valley, the Kennet Valley and the Solent drainage system, p 140 (Monograph). SWX4473.

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  • <1> Monograph: Roe, Derek A. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic sites. 8. 94.
  • <2> Monograph: Wymer, J. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project: the Upper Thames Valley, the Kennet Valley and the Solent drainage system. Report No 1. p 140.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 16000 92000 (point)
Map sheet SZ19SE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: S Rivers Palaeo Proj BMTH 6/35
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 19 SE 141

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May 17 2024 12:01PM

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