Palaeolithic Finds found to E of Leicester Grange
Description of this historic site
Findspot - several Palaeolithic handaxes were found 400m north west of Ash-pole Copse.
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Notes about this historic site
1 Palaeolithic flint handaxe found in 1985. Distal tip of axe weighing 116 grms, 74mm x 63mm x 25mm. Slightly ‘rolled’ in appearance. Originally must have been a very substantial Acheulian handaxe.
2 Six further axes, 5 flint and 1 quartz have since been found.
4 A collection of Palaeolithic and Mesolithic artefacts from Leicester Grange.
5 List.
6 Dating confirmed as Lower Palaeolithic.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
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