LITTLEWORTH
Location/Address
None recorded
Type
Other site, structure or landscape
Assets that cannot fit any of the other categories. This category includes sites of archaeological interest, where the original form and function may not be apparent without the use of archaeological techniques and interpretation.Description
Possible findspot of Lower to Middle Palaeolithic handaxe from Littleworth.
Dimensions - Length 0140 mm Width 0082
TYPICAL MID-ACHEULIAN TYPE. WELL MADE. THIN CROSS-SECTION. SMALL AMOUNT OF CORTEX AT BUTT. MOTTLED OCHREOUS PATINA. LIGHTLY ROLLED (B1-2).
MARKED 'LITTLEWORTH' AND MAY HAVE COME FROM GRAVEL PIT AT NGR, BUT THIS UNLIKELY AS IT IS 90M OD IN GRAVELS OF THE HAREFIELD TERRACE (B3).
Site mentioned in English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey (B4-5).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Possible findspot of Lower to Middle Palaeolithic handaxe from Littleworth.
Date Listed
n/a