Find Spot record 0118500000 - WATERCRESS BED,NR BOURNEEND

Summary

Mesolithic to Neolithic flint artefact, known as a Thames pick, found in a watercress bed

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0203 mm
THAMES PICK, FOUND IN GRAVEL BANK OF A WATERCRESSBED AT BOURNE END. 3 MAIN CUTTING EDGES RUNNING LENGTHWISE, 1 EDGE FLAKED OFF ABOUT 1 INCH FROM THE END, LEAVING A CHISEL-LIKE END (BI3) THAMES PICK DONATED BY MISS GWYNNE CRABBE, THE PARADE, BOURNE END, IN 1927 (BI1,4) 'WATERCRESS BEDS' AT NGR (BI2)

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  • <1>SBC959 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 1927.
  • <2>SBC10416 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 SIX INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
  • <3>SBC15194 Serial: UNIDENTIFIED NEWSPAPER CUTTING, 1927, PER MS NOTES OF F. COLMER (PHOTOCOPY FILED).
  • <4>SBC17101 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J J & BONSALL C J 1977 GAZETTEER OF MESOLITH IC/UPPER PALAIOLITHIC SITES IN ENGLAND & WALES, C.

Location

Grid reference SU 89900 86500 (point)
Civil Parish HEDSOR, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • PICK (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC to 2351 BC)

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC1271)

Record last edited

Aug 16 1988 12:00AM

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