Find Spot record 0/0/420 - Unstratified, Unlocated Palaeolithic Hand Axe

Palaeolithic handaxe was found in Badby, however, there is now no trace of it.

{1} Other handaxes have been reported from Weekley, Badby and from near Towcester, and are in private hands.

{2} Find of one handaxe from Badby, general location only SP560590.

{3} A Palaeolithic hand-axe has been found in the parish.

{4} Unlocated find of a Palaeolithic hand axe

{5} Two hand-axes from Badby SP560590.

{6} Northampton Museum have no record of a Pa find from Badby.

<1> POSNANSKY M., 1963, The Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Industries of the English East Midlands, p.383 (checked) (Article). SNN46912.

<2> ROE D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of Palaeolithic Sites, p.243 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN11100.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.7 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP55NE19 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<5> Wymer J., 1996, The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project, The Great Ouse Drainage and The Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Wolds, p.66 (part checked) (Report). SNN76389.

<6> Colquhoun, FD, 1970, Field Investigator's Comments, 13-MAY-70 (Notes). SNN111540.

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May 2 2024 11:06AM