Monument record 0531303300 - N OF FAWLEY COURT

Summary

Possible Neolithic flint artefacts and animal remains found in bottom layers of palaeochannel in watching brief

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • PALAEOCHANNEL (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)

Description

Dimensions - Width 450cm, Thickness 90cm.
BOTTOM LAYER (LAYER 4), VISIBLE IN DEEPEST PART OF CHANNEL. GREY-BROWN SAND WITH WOOD & ORGANIC MATERIAL. FINDS INCLUDED ANIMAL BONE: ROE DEER & CATTLE (INCL. DOMESTIC), BURNT FLINT & WORKED FLINT. MESOLITHIC FLINT PROB RESIDUAL, AS BONES SUGGEST NEOLITHIC OR LATER. SAMPLES TAKEN (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC9289 Unpublished document: David Start (British Gas Archaeologist). 1983. SITE RECORDING FORMS & CORRESPONDENCE (FILED).

Location

Grid reference SU 76780 84700 (point)
Civil Parish FAWLEY, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (5)

  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
  • BURNT FLINT (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
  • FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
  • BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
  • PEAT (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Watching brief during pipeline construction (Ref: NA520, NA521, NA522, NA540, NA541 & NA553) (EBC13061)

Record last edited

Jan 7 2024 9:39PM

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