Find Spot record 0966400000 - Seer Green
Summary
Handaxe found in Seer Green
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 10001 BC)
Description
Site mentioned in English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey (B1-2)
A St Acheul type hand-axe was found near Seer Green (Name SU 9691) by Mr Day. Discovered beneath some gravel ballast at about 350' OD, the axe had a cutting edge all round and measured about 7 1/2" (B5).
Palaeolithic handaxe from Seer Green c SU 965920 (B3).
c SU 965925 In British Museum (Acc No 1927 10.10.1) (B4).
NRHE insert 1998 (B6)
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Sources (6)
- <1>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site CV-3 No.26 p172.
- <2>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey: Regions 7 and 10: North of the Thames and Warwickshire Avon. CV-3 No.26.
- <3>SBC20347 Article in monograph: D A Roe. 1968. 'A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites', in CBA Research Report 8.
- <4>SBC28365 Unpublished document: J Wymer. 1968. Lower Palaeolithic Archaeology in Britain, as represented by the Thames Valley.
- <5>SBC460 Article in serial: ANTIQUARIES JOURNAL 7 (1927) PP314-315.
- <6>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 965 920 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SEER GREEN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- HANDAXE (Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 10001 BC)
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Record last edited
Nov 24 2025 10:24AM
