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Find Spot record BSE 575 - St. Botolphs Lane, Bury St Edmunds, (Palaeolithic).

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Summary

Ovate hand-axe, St. Botolphs Lane. In British Museum. Formerly recorded as BSE MISC

Location

Grid reference	TL 86 63 (point)
Map sheet	TL86SE
Civil Parish	BURY ST EDMUNDS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Acheulean - 531000 BC? to 298000 BC?)

Full Description

1864: Ovate hand-axe, St. Botolphs Lane. In British Museum. Details in (S1, S2)

Formerly recorded as BSE MISC

Sources/Archives (2)

<S1> SSF50084 Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. page. 136.
<S2> SSF59351 Digital archive: Wymer, J.J.. 1999. The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPs) The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPS). 22562.

Finds (1)

FSF34431: OVATE HANDAXE (Acheulean - 531000 BC? to 298000 BC?)

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related to: Bury St Edmunds General (Palaeolithic). (Poorly Located Find Spot) (BSE 531)

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Record last edited

Dec 19 2019 11:39AM

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