Poorly Located Find Spot record LKD 091 - Home Heath? Lackford (Palaeolithic)

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Summary

Handaxe, see details. Formerly recorded as LKD MISC

Location

Grid reference TL 7 7 (point)
Map sheet TL77SE
Civil Parish LACKFORD, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

C 1915. Implement of "Warren Hill patina" (handaxe) (SEW).
A 'triangular stone knife' exhibited by Armstrong L in 1915 (S1) ; this may be the Pal nosed implement listed in Sturge Collection from Lackford (with large Neolithic collection) (S3) which Roe notes as a Pal handaxe (S4, S2).

Wymer (S5), comments that the provenence of this item is unknown.

Formerly recorded as LKD MISC.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • --- Digital archive: Wymer, J.J.. 1999. The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPs) The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPS). 22610.
  • <S1> Article in serial: J. T. Hotblack. 1914-1918. Summary of Proceedings. 2. PPSEA 2, 1914-1918, 156.
  • <S1> Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL77SE48, 1977.
  • <S3> Bibliographic reference: Smith, R.A. 1931. Sturge Collection. Smith R A, Sturge Collection, 1931, 129.
  • <S4> Bibliographic reference: Roe, Derek.. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower & Middle Palaeolithic sites. Roe D A, A Gaz of British Lower & Middle Palaeolithic sites, CBA RR 8, 1968, 272.
  • <S5> Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 16 2020 2:27PM

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