Find Spot record 0142501000 - CARPENTERS WOOD

Summary

Palaeolithic flint implement, possibly a handaxe, found on ground surface in wood.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0097 mm
WORKED FLAKE IMPLEMENT WITH FACETTED BUTT OF LEVALLOIS TECHNIQUE. UNPATINATED. FOUND ON SURFACE IN WOOD NW OF AND BEHIND CARPENTERS WOOD DRIVE. WOOD SHOWS NO SIGNS OF ANY PAST CULTIVATION. SOIL CLAY WITH FLINTS ON CHALK (B2).
Site mentioned in English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey (B7-8)

Sources (8)

  • <1>SBC1341 Bibliographic reference: BCM CAS RECORD CARD 1425.
  • <2>SBC2044 Index: BUCKS PALAEOLITHIC INDEX (FROM LACAILLE'S CBA CARD).
  • <3>SBC903 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
  • <4>SBC16438 Bibliographic reference: WATFORD & SW HERTS ARCH SOC BULLETIN 1980 32 P17.
  • <5>SBC10433 Map: OS 1964 1:2500 MAP.
  • <6>SBC12431 Map: POULTER J & WATSON A JANUARY 1985 VERULAMIUM MUSEUM ENTRY FORM NO 2.85 (COPY & MAP OF FINDSPOTS, FI.
  • <7>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site CV-3 No.15 p171.
  • <8>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey: Regions 7 and 10: North of the Thames and Warwickshire Avon. CV-3 No.15.

Location

Grid reference TQ 01800 96500 (point)
Civil Parish CHALFONT ST. PETER, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • HANDAXE (Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 10001 BC)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC18708)

Record last edited

Jan 16 2025 5:13PM

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