Find Spot record 0122900000 - BROWN'S BRICKPIT, CHOLESBURY
Summary
Palaeolithic handaxe found in Brown's brickpit, Cholesbury
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
Description
Dimensions - Depth/Thickness 0039 Length 0154 mm Width 0089
Plan Form - OVOID
AXE, PLANO-CONVEX SECTION, AN UNBLEMISHED ACHEULIAN BIFACE OF HIGHLY DEVELOPED WORKMANSHIP. 2 PATCHES OF VARNISH-LIKE SILICEOUS FILM OCCUR ON DOMED SURFACE. NEAR TIP, SURFACE ALTERATION THINS, REVEALING BASIC MATERIAL TO BE GREY FLINT (ILLUS). FOUND BY A FRIEND OF MR R A MACNIVEN (B1-2).
Site mentioned in English Rivers Palaeolithic Project, not shown on asssociated mapping, no pit visible, area mostly pasture (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC7207 Article in serial: A D Lacaille. 1966. NOTE, IN ANTIQUARIES JOURNAL 46 PP333-334. Vol 46.
- <2>SBC20347 Article in monograph: D A Roe. 1968. 'A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites', in CBA Research Report 8. p28.
- <3>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site p181.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 928 073 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHOLESBURY-CUM-ST. LEONARDS, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)
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Record last edited
Nov 28 2024 11:04AM
