Find Spot record 0116800003 - MEDMENHAM CAMP
Summary
Palaeolithic flint handaxe found in old gravel pit at Medmenham Camp.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
Description
Dimensions - Width 0062 Depth/Thickness 0038 Length 0112 mm
CRUDE BI-FACIAL POINTED AXE, MADE ON A BROAD FLAKE STRUCK FROM A NODULE OF YELLOW-STAINED OCREOUS FLINT. FLAKE WAS STRUCK FROM THE CORTICAL SURFACE OF A LARGE FLATTISH PEBBLE C.50MM THICK. BUTT-TO-TIP AXIS OF THE FINISHED PIECE LIES AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE 2 MAIN FLAKE SURFACES. FOUND BY MR C O'SULLIVAN IN OLD GRAVEL WORKINGS AT N END OF HILLFORT (B15).
Site noted in English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey. Old workings still visible(B20-21)
Sources (3)
- <15>SBC10000 Verbal communication: O'SULLIVAN C & FARLEY M E (BCM) SEPT 1994 (BCM ENTRY FORM 1430).
- <20>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site MTV-2 No.3 p63.
- <21>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey: Regions 7 and 10: North of the Thames and Warwickshire Avon. MTV-2 No.3.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 8065 8480 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MEDMENHAM, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Disturbed find (EBC17111)
Record last edited
Jul 28 2011 6:56PM
