Find Spot record 0083901000 - BOYER'S PIT, WILLOWBANK

Summary

Early Mesolithic flint blades and flakes found in the early twentieth century at Boyer's Pit

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

FINE FLAKES & BLADES FAR OUTNUMBER OTHER ARTEFACTS FROM SITE. LENGTH 80MM-25MM BUT MAINLY 50MM-70MM. LONG FACETS SHOW FLAKES WERE DETATCHED FROM WELL PREPARED CORES. SOME SHOW SIGNS OF WEAR & USE AS KNIVES, SAWS OR SCRAPERS. SOME RETOUCHED (B1).
7 FLAKES, HAYES & HARLINGTON MUSEUM, 3 CITY OF BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM (B3).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC7205 Article in serial: A D Lacaille. 1963. 'MESOLITHIC INDUSTRIES BESIDE COLNE WATERS IN IVER & DENHAM', IN RECS OF BUCKS 17 PP143-148, 165-181 & ILLUS. Vol 17.
  • <3>SBC17107 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J J & BONSALL C J 1977 GAZETTEER OF UPPER PALAEOLITHIC/MESOLITHIC SITES IN ENGLAND & WALES.

Location

Grid reference TQ 05380 85440 (point)
Civil Parish DENHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (2)

  • BLADE (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)
  • FLAKE (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC13040)

Record last edited

Feb 15 2008 1:28PM

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