Find Spot record 0117801001 - MARLOW BRICKWORKS

Summary

Lower to Middle Palaeolithic Levallois flint flake found during brickearth extraction at Marlow brickworks

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

Dimensions - Length 89mm.
BRICKYARD NOW COMPLETELY OVERGROWN, BUT PRODUCED AT LEAST 1 LEVALLOISIAN FLAKE, APPARENTLY FROM A DISCOIDAL CORE, BUT STRIKING PLATFORM UNFACETED. SL IGHTLY STAINED. (DRAWING)(B1,B4).
APPARENTLY PART OF TREACHER COLLECTION AT BCM, BUT NOT IDENTIFIED (B14).
Site mentioned in English Rivers Palaeoloithic Survey (B15-16).

Sources (6)

  • <1>SBC14635 Article in serial: I F Smith & J J Wymer. 1964. ' TREACHER COLLECTION OF PREHISTORIC ARTEFACTS FROM MARLOW', IN RECS OF BUCKS 17 PP286-300. Vol 17.
  • <4>SBC17062 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J 1968 LOWER PALAEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN BRITAIN PP212-213 & FIG 75.
  • <7>SBC11115 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SU 88 NE 44 (FILED).
  • <14>SBC5524 Verbal communication: Grace Scrimgeour. 1988. PERS COMM JULY 1988..
  • <15>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site MTV-2 No.6.
  • <16>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey: Regions 7 and 10: North of the Thames and Warwickshire Avon. MTV-2 No.6.

Location

Grid reference SU 86050 87290 (point)
Civil Parish MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • LEVALLOIS FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13924)
  • Event - Intervention: Disturbed find (EBC11943)

Record last edited

Nov 22 2024 2:43PM

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