Find Spot record 0084300000 - COLNE BROOK, NR IVER CT FM

Summary

Neolithic polished stone axe-head found in the Colne Brook

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0132 mm Width 0062 Depth/Thickness 0037
AXE OF GREENSTONE TYPE IIIA, PROBABLY FROM CORNISH COAST (B1-2,4). WELL MADE, THICKENED ROUNDED BUTT & FLATTENED OVAL SECTION. SURFACE WEATHERED, WITH LARGE IRREGULAR PITS AND ROUGHENING, BUT EDGE & PART OF SIDES RETAIN HIGH POLISH (B1). FOUND PRE 1946 ON BED OF COLNE BROOK APPROX AT NGR (B1,3-4).
Greenstone axe (B5)

Sources (5)

  • <1>SBC5936 Bibliographic reference: GRIMES W F 1946 A STONE AXE FROM IVER, IN RECSOFBUCKS14PP361-365"".
  • <2>SBC14906 Bibliographic reference: STONE J F S & WALLIS F S,3RD REPORT OF SUB-COMMITT EE...ON PETROLOGICAL IDENTIFICATION OF STONE AXES.
  • <3>SBC11990 Map: PIKE A R AUG 1978 FROM BI1 & OS 1932 SIX INCH MAP.
  • <4>SBC2744 Index: CBA PETROLOGICAL CARD BU 2 (FILED).
  • <5>SBC22555 Unpublished document: Greater London Council. 1977. The Archaeology of the Colne Valley Park. Table 6.

Location

Grid reference TQ 04500 80500 (point)
Civil Parish IVER, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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  • Event - Intervention: River find (EBC17681)

Record last edited

Jan 20 2015 12:32PM

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