Find Spot record 0049100000 - ROCK-GARDEN, RECTORY AVENUE

Summary

Lower to Middle Palaeolithic flint handaxe found in garden

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

Dimensions - Length 208mm, Width 109mm.
ST ACHEUL TYPE HANDAXE, VOLCANIC ROCK. FINE-GRAINED MATRIX OF ALTERED FELDSPATHIC MATERIAL. UNROLLED. POINT BROKEN TRANSVERSELY. SOURCE OF MATERIAL UNKNOWN. SUBMITTED TO BM (B1-2).
ALMOST CERTAINLY A COLLECTOR'S THROW-OUT (B3).
MR V SUTTON CONFIRMS GARDEN BELONGED TO BUILDER(?) (B4).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC456 Article in serial: ANTIQUARIES JOURNAL 1938 18 P75 AND PL.XXXII.
  • <2>SBC6246 Bibliographic reference: J F Head. 1955. Early Man in South Buckinghamshire. pp32,155.
  • <3>SBC17111 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J.1968 LOWER PALAEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN BRITAIN P214.
  • <4>SBC9476 Bibliographic reference: MR.VERE SUTTON,WHO SHOWED AXE TO M.E.FARLEY,JAN.1985 (AND SEE CAS REC.

Location

Grid reference SU 87200 93200 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12838)

Record last edited

Nov 22 2024 11:06PM

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