Coordinates: 52°21′N 1°12′E / 52.35°N 1.2°E / 52.35; 1.2
The first hand axe published in the history of archaeology, by John Frere in 1800
Hoxne (pronounced 'Hoxen') is an ancient village in Suffolk, England, about five miles (8 km) east-southeast of Diss, Norfolk
The area around the village is of great archaeological significance.
- It was one of the first places where flint hand axes were found (late 18th century).John Frere [1740–1807], who lived at Roydon Hall in Diss, was the first person to recognise and write about the hand axes. He wrote a letter to the Society of Antiquaries. In this letter he connected the flints to strata in the site of an interglacial lake, part of the Hoxnian interglacial.
- It is the archaeological type site for the Hoxnian Stage or Hoxnian interglacial. The Hoxnian Stage is a middle Pleistocene stage of the geological history of the British Isles. It is equivalent to Marine Isotope Stage 11, which started 424,000 years ago and ended 374,000 years ago.
- It is the find-spot of the Hoxne Hoard of Roman treasure.
Hoxne shown within Suffolk
