Find Spot record 0079901001 - LARBOURNE FARM, THORNEY

Summary

Palaeolithic animal remains found in a gravel pit at Larbourne Farm, Thorney

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

FINE HORNED SKULL & OTHER BONES FOUND DURING GRAVEL EXTRACTION. BONES INCLUDED BOS PRIMIGENIUS BOJ. AND GIANT RED DEER ANTLERS (B1).
At Larbourne farm there were discovered two antler picks similar to the neolithic ones from Grimes Graves, near Brandon on the Norfolk/Suffolk border (B7)

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC13246 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 17 1961 P88.
  • <7>SBC22555 Unpublished document: Greater London Council. 1977. The Archaeology of the Colne Valley Park. Table 7.

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Grid reference TQ 0455 7860 (point)
Civil Parish IVER, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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  • MAMMAL REMAINS (Pleistocene to Middle Palaeolithic - 2000000 BC to 40001 BC)

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12858)

Record last edited

Sep 13 2016 6:53PM

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