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Find Spot record IPS 2115 - Portman Road, Ipswich

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Summary

Rolled handaxe, found in gravel beneath road.

Location

Grid reference	TM 1580 4429 (point)
Map sheet	TM14SE
Civil Parish	IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (MIS13 to Late Middle Paleolithic - 531000 BC? to 42000 BC?)

Full Description

Date Unknown: Rolled pointed handaxe, found beneath gravel, (S1-S3).

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). 22749.
<S2> SSF50084 Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. 217.

Finds (1)

FSF52081: POINTED HANDAXE (MIS13 to Late Middle Paleolithic - 531000 BC? to 42000 BC?)

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None recorded

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Record last edited

Sep 4 2020 12:45PM

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