Find Spot record 0117803011 - MARLOW BRICKWORKS

Summary

Neolithic flint sickle found during brickearth extraction at Marlow brickworks

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

NON-CRECENTIC SICKLE. THIN & FINELY RETOUCHED, BLUNTED ALONG STRAIGHTER EDGE, FIRST BY NIBBLING RETO UCH FROM DORSAL SURFACE, THEN BY GRINDING. CONVEX EDGE WORN, & BAND OF FRICTION-LUSTER 6MM WIDE ON BOTH EDGES. (BI1). APPARENTLY AT BCM: PART OF TREA CHER COLLECTION, BUT NOT TRACED(BI14)

Sources (14)

  • <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.
  • <2>SBC6236 Bibliographic reference: HEAD J F 1955 EARLY MAN IN S BUCKS PP160-161.
  • <3>SBC2041 Index: BUCKS PALAEOLITHIC INDEX.
  • <4>SBC17062 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J 1968 LOWER PALAEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN BRITAIN PP212-213 & FIG 75.
  • <5>SBC6046 Unpublished document: HAMBLEDEN MUSEUM LOAN COLLECTION.
  • <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).
  • <8>SBC11874 Bibliographic reference: PIGGOTT S 1954 NEOLITHIC CULTURES OF THE BRITISH ISLES P383.
  • <9>SBC1234 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER/CORRESPONDENCE TO & FROM L TREACHER & AL, PHOTOS & THIN-SECTION,FILED.
  • <10>SBC2743 Index: CBA PETROLOGICAL CARD BU 18 (FILED).
  • <11>SBC8056 Verbal communication: M E FARLEY & A R PIKE, NOV 1979, FOLLOWING VISIT TO WINDSOR GU ILDHALL MUSEUM.
  • <12>SBC15143 Article in serial: L Treacher. 1925. 'DISCOVERY OF HUMAN REMAINS NEAR MARLOW', IN BERKS, BUCKS & OXON ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL 29 PP80-81. Vol 29.
  • <13>SBC14572 Bibliographic reference: SIR ARTHUR KEITH,ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS 1925 RE PORT ON SKULL (FILED).
  • <14>SBC5524 Bibliographic reference: G E SCRIMGEOUR, JULY 1988..

Location

Grid reference SU 86050 87280 (point)
Civil Parish MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SICKLE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13923)
  • Event - Intervention: Disturbed find (EBC11943)

Record last edited

Jun 21 2017 3:58PM

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