Find Spot record 0061800000 - G.W.R.,HIGH WYCOMBE

Summary

Lower to Middle Palaeolithic flint handaxe found during construction of railway in High Wycombe

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0078 mm Width 0055
Plan Form - POINTED
SMALL AXE. QUITE WELL FINISHED WITH SOFT HAMMER TECHNIQUE. HEAVILY ROLLED (SKETCH)(B1).
THE ONLY PALAEOLITH IN THE WYE VALLEY IS THE ONE RECORDED & MARKED 'G.W.R.1891', APPROX AT NGR (B2).
Site mentioned in English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey (B3-4).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC1233 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER/BUCKS PALAEOLITHIC INDEX.
  • <2>SBC17051 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J 1968 LOWER PALAEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN BRITAIN P214.
  • <3>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site CH-2 No.12 p180.
  • <4>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey: Regions 7 and 10: North of the Thames and Warwickshire Avon. CH-2 No.12.

Location

Grid reference SU 86500 93300 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

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

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12802)

Record last edited

Dec 5 2023 9:36AM

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