Find Spot record 0966200000 - NE OF TAPLOW STATION PIT

Summary

Palaeolithic tools found in 1970

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Early Palaeolithic deposits (DBC9836)

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

1 hand-axe and 16 flakes found in Taplow Gravel deposit by R.J. MacRae in 1970, in a trench north east of the old Station Pit. In 1995-6 the site was recorded as residential (B1-2).
Location of site at SU91650 81480?

Sources (2)

  • <1>XYSBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site MTV-2 No.36 p69. [Mapped feature: #16351 ]
  • <2>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996.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.36.

Location

Grid reference SU 913 818 (point)
Civil Parish TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire
Civil Parish BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (2)

  • HANDAXE (Palaeolithic - 500000 BC? to 10001 BC?)
  • FLAKE (Palaeolithic - 500000 BC? to 10001 BC?)

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Record last edited

Jul 31 2024 8:01AM

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