Find Spot record 0083908000 - BOYER'S PIT, WILLOWBANK

Summary

Early Mesolithic chopper or scraper, tranchet axehead and trimming flakes found in the early twentieth century at Boyer's Pit

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

CORE TOOLS SPARSELY REPRESENTED, BUT INCLUDE TRANCHET AXES & WASTE SHARPENING FLAKES FROM THEIR PREPARATION. ALSO ILLUSTRATED IS A SUB-RECTANGULAR CHOPPER OR HEAVY SCRAPER. (DESCRIPTION & ILLUSTRATION)(B1).

Sources (1)

  • <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.

Location

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

Finds (4)

  • AXE TRIMMING FLAKE (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)
  • TRANCHET AXEHEAD (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)
  • CHOPPER? (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL)? (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC13040)

Record last edited

Feb 27 2018 3:11PM

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