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Find Spot record HWS 014 - Melpost House, Hawstead, (Palaeolithic).

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Summary

Hand axe with recent damage, light yellowish grey, found by JCB in 1989 in front garden.

Location

Grid reference	TL 85344 57784 (point)
Map sheet	TL85NE
Civil Parish	HAWSTEAD, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

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

Full Description

1989: Hand axe with recent damage, light yellowish grey, found by JCB in front garden of Melpost House, (S1).

Sources/Archives (2)

<S1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. (S1).
<S1> SSF59540 Finds Report: Sutton. 1989. per Moyses Hall Museum.

Finds (1)

FSF28905: HANDAXE? (Acheulean - 531000 BC? to 298000 BC?)

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None recorded

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Record last edited

Feb 26 2020 2:21PM

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