Find Spot record MDR6330 - Possible handaxe, The Rocks, Shirebrook
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
SK 51956748. Flint implement "(Pa. hammer)" found in 1937, in the possession of S O Kay. (1) Possible partly flaked handaxe. (2) The late Mr. Kay's collection was acquired by Derby Museum but it contains nothing of the above description. (3) Shirebrook, ?Palaeolithic Hand-axe. Flint implement found at 'The Rocks' Shirebrook in 1937 and in possession of S. O. Kay in 1949. Described as a partly flaked nodule of black flint, a surface find. The Kay collection went to Derby Museum, where nothing of the above description is held. (4) Archaeological History recorded as Chance Find 1937.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDR13464 Bibliographic reference: Rec. 6" (S.O.Kay, July 1949).
- <2> SDR12530 Article in serial: Posnansky, M. 1963. 'The Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Industries of the English East Midlands', Proc. Prehistoric Soc.. Volume 29, pp 357-394. p 364.
- <3> SDR6094 Personal Observation: F1 BHS 15-JUL-66.
- <4> SDR11079 Index: NDAT. 1769. 1769.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 5195 6748 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SHIREBROOK, BOLSOVER, DERBYSHIRE |
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Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR1110
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Record last edited
Feb 7 2018 12:10PM