Find Spot record 0121200000 - PARISH

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Lower to Middle Palaeolithic handaxes from Burnham

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

A LARGE NUMBER OF HAND AXES IN VARIOUS MUSEUMS AREJUST MARKED BURNHAM- NO CLOSER PROVENANCE. (DESCRIBED & SKETCHED)(BI1) THESE HAVE LOST MUCH OF THEIR ARCHAEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE & IT WOULD BE DANGEROUS TO ASSUME THAT SHARP POINTED HAND-AXES CAME FRO M LYNCH HILL TERRACE, THOUGH LIKELY. (BI2).(BI3)
Site mentioned in English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey (B5-6)

Sources (6)

  • <1>SBC2041 Index: BUCKS PALAEOLITHIC INDEX.
  • <2>SBC17056 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J 1968 LOWER PALAEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN BRITAIN P234.
  • <3>SBC11196 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SU 98 SW 68 AUG 1974.
  • <4>SBC937 Unpublished document: 1905. BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
  • <5>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site MTV-2 No.34.
  • <6>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996.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.34.

Location

Grid reference SU 94000 84000 (point)
Civil Parish BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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

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Record last edited

Mar 2 2009 4:29PM

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