Monument record 0083402000 - S OF OAKEND COTTAGE: SITE I

Summary

Concentration of burnt flint suggests site of Mesolithic hearth found in excavation south of Oakend Cottage in advance of the construction of Chalfont St Peter bypass

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • HEARTH? (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)

Description

288 FLAKES (15.5% OF WASTE FLAKES) SHOWED EVIDENCE OF BURNING. THERE IS A RELATIVELY UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION OVER THE SITE, BUT HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS IN SQUARES Y-X MIGHT SUGGEST A HEARTH IN THIS AREA (B2).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC13438 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 1966 18 P88.
  • <2>SBC816 Article in serial: Lawrence Barfield. 1977. 'THE EXCAVATION OF A MESOLITHIC SITE AT GERRARDS CROSS, BUCKS', IN RECS OF BUCKS 20. Vol 20. pp308-336.
  • <3>SBC9497 Unpublished document: MRS H BRIDBURY,VIA MRS B A STAINTON,TO M E FARLEY, MAY 1976.
  • <4>SBC813 Bibliographic reference: BARFIELD L H & FARLEY M E DEC 1977.

Location

Grid reference TQ 01140 88420 (point)
Civil Parish GERRARDS CROSS, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC13368)
  • Event - Intervention: (EBC13375)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC1392)

Record last edited

Oct 8 2024 4:30PM

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