Monument record 0943900000 - Sandy Field Allotments, Cadmore End
Summary
Mesolithic flint tools found during excavations.
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Mesolithic flint-working site at Bolter End (DBC9895)
Map
Type and Period (2)
- FLINT SCATTER (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
- LITHIC WORKING SITE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
Description
Volunteer research excavation carried out from April 2002 to spring 2003 under direction of Jill Eyers, following discovery of Mesolithic tools and debitage on allotment. 684 square metres fully excavated to natural. Artefacts recovered include 71 tools, 33 unworked or partially worked flints (assumed to have been imported onto the site), 143 burnt flints and 235 debitage fragments. [Illustrated artefacts suggest that some of tools may be Neolithic or Bronze Age in date]. See report for detail (B1).
Sources (1)
- <1>SBC22538 Unpublished document: Chiltern Archaeology. 2005. Sandy Fields Allotment, Cadmore End: Archaeological Excavation.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 79367 92500 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FINGEST AND LANE END, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (11)
- BURNT FLINT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
- DEBITAGE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
- WASTE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
- BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
- HANDAXE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
- SPOKESHAVE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
- AWL (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
- HAMMERSTONE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
- CORE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation (Ref: SFA.02) (EBC16701)
Record last edited
Mar 8 2016 9:03AM
