Find Spot record 0009701001 - PARISH

Summary

Four Lower to Middle Palaeolithic flint handaxes found in Gerrards Cross

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

2 AXES AT BCM PROBABLY REPRESENT THOSE FOUND BY NICKALLS (SEE 00:000)(B1-3,6): BOTH SUB-CORDATE,SHARP & STAINED,1 THIN,L 143MM & W 99MM; OTHER L 97MM L & W 88MM.ANOTHER AXE FOUND BY E C ROUSE IN 1933 IS 'LOST' AT BCM(B4-5).1 SUB-CORDATE AXE,ROLLED & STAINED,L 95MM & W 67MM (ETON COLL)(B2-3)
Site mentioned in English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey (B7-8)

Sources (2)

  • <7>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site CV-3 Nos.27-28.
  • <8>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey: Regions 7 and 10: North of the Thames and Warwickshire Avon. CV-3 Nos.27-28.

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Grid reference SU 98300 88500 (point)
Civil Parish GERRARDS CROSS, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)

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Record last edited

Mar 4 2009 10:06AM

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