Find Spot record 0762600000 - Hippopotamus tooth

Summary

Hippopotamus tooth found during excavation at the Memorial Hospital

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Type and Period (1)

  • LAYER? (Pleistocene - 2000000 BC to 10001 BC)

Description

A hippopotamus tooth was found in Coombe rock by Mr.W.Clarke during excavation for a new building .’(Recs Bucks 17, 304). This does not appear to have been given to the County Museum (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC24233 Article in serial: Michael Farley. 2012. 'Discoveries of Ice Age Mammals and other Pleistocene Deposits in Central and North Buckinghamshire', in Recs of Bucks 52 pp1-23. Vol 52.

Location

Grid reference SU 86400 92700 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Pleistocene - 2000000 BC to 10001 BC)

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Record last edited

Jun 22 2026 3:43PM

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