Find Spot record 0593600000 - OVERWAYS, UPPER ICKNIELD WAY

Summary

Two Neolithic axes found in garden

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

1 POLISHED FLINT HANDAXE, LENGTH 147MM, WIDTH 70MM, BREADTH 45MM. 1 AXE OF POROUS GREENSTONE, VOLCANIC TUFF?, LENGTH 229MM, WIDTH 76MM, BREADTH 47MM. BOTH WERE FOUND BY MR BRIAN JONES IN GARDEN, IN RUBBLE FOR A ROCKERY. PRESUMABLY THEY ORIGINALLY CAME FROM ELSEWHERE (DRAWING FILED)(B1-2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC6840 Bibliographic reference: JONES B, FARLEY M E & BABB L M C, OCTOBER 1993 (BCM ENTRY FORM NO 1078).
  • <2>SBC4373 Graphic material: DRAWING BY S MILLIGAN (FILED).

Location

Grid reference SP 82010 04740 (point)
Civil Parish PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (2)

  • AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC13138)

Record last edited

Jan 21 2015 11:45AM

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