Find Spot record 0117802000 - MARLOW BRICKWORKS

Summary

Eight Mesolithic flint tranchet axeheads found during brickearth extraction at Marlow brickworks

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

3 TRANCHET AXES & 1 ADZE FROM BRICKEARTH, IN TREACHER COLLECTION (B6).
4 WELL-MADE TRANCHET AXES. 1 TRANCHET WITH TRIANGULAR CROSS SECTION & FRAG OF ANOTHER WITH OVAL SECTION. ALL WITH GREY PATINA. 2 PROBABLE ROUGHOUTS FOR MESOLITHIC AXES, WITH TRIANGULAR SECTIONS. 1 GREY & 1 CREAM PATINA (B1,B9).

Sources (4)

  • <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.
  • <6>SBC17097 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J J & BONSALL C J 1977 GAZETTEER OF MESOLITH IC/UPPER PALAEOLITHIC SITES IN ENGLAND & WALES, C.
  • <7>SBC11115 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SU 88 NE 44 (FILED).
  • <9>SBC1234 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER/CORRESPONDENCE TO & FROM L TREACHER & AL, PHOTOS & THIN-SECTION,FILED.

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

Finds (1)

  • TRANCHET AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC10010)

Record last edited

Nov 22 2024 3:14PM

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