Find Spot record 0129800000 - SNOWBALL FARM,BURNHAM
Summary
Lower to Middle Palaeolithic handaxe from Snowball Farm, Burnham, in Black Park Gravel geology
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)
Description
Dimensions - Length 0083 mm Width 0049
SMALL SEMI-TRIANGULAR HAND AXE. QUITE WELL MADE, SOFT HAMMER TECHNIQUE, BUT SOME CORTEX REMAINING. LIGHTLY ROLLED (BIBL1). A PIT AT NGR MAY HAVE PRODUCED THE HAND-AXE SO MARKED IN BCM. IT IS ON THE BOYN HILL TERRACE AT C.165FT.OD.(BIBL2)
Site mentioned in English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey, no pit visible (B3-4)
SU 931841 A Palaeolithic handaxe from Snowball Farm Burnham, is in Aylesbury Museum (B5).
A pit at c SU 933837 may have produced the handaxe marked 'Snowball Farm' in the Bucks Co Mus (Acc No 159.62) (B2).
No further information (B6).
NRHE Insert 1998 (B7).
Sources (7)
- <1>SBC2090 Index: BUCKS PALAEOLITHIC INDEX.
- <2>SBC17055 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J 1968 LOWER PALAEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN BRITAIN P233.
- <3>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site MTV-2 No.25 p67.
- <4>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996.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.25.
- <5>SBC20347 Article in monograph: D A Roe. 1968. 'A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites', in CBA Research Report 8.
- <6>SBC28316 Verbal communication: N K Blood. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 NKB 09-JUL-74.
- <7>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 93300 83700 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project (EBC18748)
Record last edited
Nov 13 2025 12:57PM
