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Find Spot record IPS 938 - Broom Hill Road, Ipswich.

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Summary

Hand-axe. Formerly recorded under IPS Misc.

Location

Grid reference	TM 1530 4570 (point) Approximate
Map sheet	TM14NE
Civil Parish	IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

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

Full Description

Hand-axe, very rolled, small and irregular, found on the north side of the dry valley now occupied by the A12 'by-pass' (S1).

Sources/Archives (2)

<S1> SSF50084 Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p216.
<S2> SSF59351 Digital archive: Wymer, J.J.. 1999. The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPs) The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPS). 22739.

Finds (1)

FSF34198: HANDAXE (Acheulean - 531000 BC? to 298000 BC?)

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None recorded

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Record last edited

Sep 4 2020 10:47AM

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