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Find Spot record COV 173 - Covehithe Beach, (Palaeolithic)

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Summary

Handaxe and Levallois Flake.

Location

Grid reference	TM 5299 8199 (point)
Map sheet	TM58SW
Civil Parish	COVEHITHE, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

FLINT SCATTER (MIS13 to Early Middle Palaeolithic - 531000 BC? to 178000 BC?)

Full Description

Date Unknown: Handaxe and Levallois Flake, (S1)

Another crude handaxe has also been found from near here, (S2).

Point is approximate.

Within SSSI.

Sources/Archives (2)

<S1> SSF59351 Digital archive: Wymer, J.J.. 1999. The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPs) The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPS). 22783.
<S2> SSF50104 Digital archive: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. Portable Antiquities Database. SF-2DD64E.

Finds (2)

FSF52084: HANDAXE (Acheulean - 531000 BC? to 298000 BC?)
FSF52085: LEVALLOIS FLAKE (Early Middle Palaeolithic - 323000 BC? to 178000 BC?)

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None recorded

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Record last edited

Oct 13 2020 1:46PM

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