Find Spot record 0617900001 - PRINCES RISBOROUGH SWIMMING POOL

Summary

Iron Age human skull fragments found in ditch in excavation

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

FOUND WITHIN THE PRESUMED IRON AGE DITCH. AROUND 100 FRAGMENTS OF 1 ADULT SKULL. FRAGMENT OF ?FINGER BONE ALSO PRESENT. ESTIMATED AGE OF ADULT 50-70 YRS. POSS MALE. NOT FOUND WITHIN GRAVE CUT (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC15060 Unpublished document: Thames Valley Archaeological Services. 1993. PRINCESS RISBOROUGH SWIMMING POOL, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION AND EXCAVATION.

Location

Grid reference SP 80400 03500 (point)
Civil Parish PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • HUMAN REMAINS (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)

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  • Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching and salvage excavation (Ref: PRSP93) (EBC11594)

Record last edited

Oct 24 2022 7:15AM

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