Palaeolithic stone handaxe found in Middleton

Description of this historic site

Find spot - a Palaeolithic handaxe was found in the garden of a house in Church Lane, Middleton.

Notes about this historic site

1 A stone Acheulian ovate handaxe was found c 1960 during digging in a back garden at Church Lane, Middleton. The axe was about 0.7mm below the surface and was found in red marl, not in the overlying gravel. Some animal bones were also found, but these were discarded.
2 Lower Palaeolithic date .

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