Find Spot record 0084200001 - SANDSTONE, IVER
Summary
Early Mesolithic flint scatter found in gravel workings at Sandstone
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- LITHIC SCATTER (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)
Description
FINDS FROM SANDSTONE WERE CHARACTERISIC OF THE MAGLEMOSEAN CULTURE, MAINLY FLAKES & BLADE TOOLS BETWEEN 85MM & 20MM LONG. ALSO SCRAPERS, GRAVERS, FINE MICROLITHS (QUITE LARGE), WASTE CORES & A TRANCHET AXE. ALSO FOUND WAS A DEEPLY SCARRED QUARTZITE HAMMERSTONE (B1-2).
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.
- <2>SBC9986 Monograph: J J Wymer & C J Bonsall. 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic and Upper Palaeolithic Sites in England & Wales. p22.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 04400 83600 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | IVER, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (8)
- FLAKE (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)
- BLADE (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)
- MICROLITH (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)
- CORE (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)
- TRANCHET AXEHEAD (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)
- HAMMERSTONE (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)
- GRAVER (Early Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 7001 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC10044)
Record last edited
Jun 25 2026 8:43PM
