Find Spot record MDO5458 - Palaeolithic implements found at Cogdean Pit, Corfe Mullen

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Paleolithic tools found during mineral extraction. Many upper Acheulian Ovate hand axes found here.

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Many sharp Acheulian ovates found here. Over 100 artifacts including 69 handaxes and 30 flakes. {1}


<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Records (Index). SDO131.

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  • <1> Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records.

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Location

Grid reference SY 994 982 (point)
Map sheet SY99NE
Civil Parish Corfe Mullen; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 004 054
  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 004 25A

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Jul 16 2024 4:46PM

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