Find Spot record 0445000000 - GARDEN OF 13 THRASHER ROAD?

Summary

Neolithic stone axe found in garden.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0074 mm Width 0052 Depth/Thickness 0025
AXE: ALTERED GABBRO WITH FELSPAR, GREEN HORNEBLENDE, SECONDARY MAGNETITE ETC. SOURCE OF STONE NOT CLOSELY IDENTIFIABLE & AXE COULD COME FROM CORNWALL, SCOTLAND OR THE LAKE DISTRICT. FOUND BY MISS G HADLEY (B1).
A THIN-SECTIONED AXE MARKED 'AYLESBURY MUSEUM 19' FOUND AT BCM AND PRESUMED TO BE THIS ONE. NGR TO FINDER'S ADDRESS, AS PRESUMED FIND-SPOT (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC2755 Index: CBA PETROLOGICAL CARD BU 19 (FILED).
  • <2>SBC24301 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1979. Andrew Pike (BCM), pers comm, January 1979.

Location

Grid reference SP 81695 12534 (point)
Civil Parish AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC17555)

Record last edited

Nov 29 2023 4:08PM

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