Monument record ERL 289 - Portway Hill, Mareway, Foxhole Heath, Eriswell, (Palaeolithic)

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Summary

Ovate hand-axe in Sturge Collection. Also handaxes in Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Formerly recorded as ERL MISC

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Grid reference Centred TL 73 77 (762m by 806m)
Map sheet TL77NW
Civil Parish ERISWELL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Pre 1897: Ovate hand-axe in Sturge Collection.
Also a rolled pointed hand-axe 13cm long from Eriswell Hill (? Portway Hill).
Ovate hand-axe 8cm long from Gravel Hill (? Portway Hill) and a rolled hand-axe 14cm long from Fox Hole (adjoining Portway Hill), all in Cambridge Museum (S1, S2).

Formerly recorded as ERL MISC

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. 83.
  • <S2> Digital archive: Wymer, J.J.. 1999. The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPs) The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPS). 23032, 23033.

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Feb 4 2020 2:22PM

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