Find Spot record 0012500000 - RIVER MISBOURNE

Summary

Bronze Age metalwork found digging in river bank

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  • None recorded

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0146 mm Width 0024
Plan Form - OGIVAL
FOUND DURING DIGGING IN RIVER BANK AT MESSRS BRAZIL, LONDON ROAD,AMERSHAM BY MR D PEARSON, GIVEN BY MR L E PIKE (B5). DATES TO MBA 2 (B2). WITH SIDE LOOPS, LOZENGE SECTION MIDRIB. ROWLANDS GROUP 2 (B2). EHRENBERG CLASS IV (B3). DRAWING & PHOTO FILED (B4).
Only incident of note along section 7/6 of the River Misbourne (B8).

Sources (8)

  • <1>SBC7422 Bibliographic reference: LETTER FROM MR L E PIKE JUNE 1955, FILED.
  • <2>SBC13833 Bibliographic reference: ROWLANDS M J 1976 PRODUCTIONANDDISTRIBUTIONOFMETALWORKINTHEMIDDL-EBRONZEAGE"BARBRITSER31,PP49-63,361.
  • <3>SBC4514 Bibliographic reference: EHRENBERG M R 1977 BRONZEAGESPEARHEADSFROMBERKSHIRE,BUCKINGHAMSHIR-EANDOXFORDSHIRE"BARBRITSER34P301N.
  • <4>SBC2515 Bibliographic reference: CAS ENVELOPE FILE 0125..
  • <5>SBC968 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 1953 TO 1960, 15.57..
  • <6>SBC4387 Bibliographic reference: DRAWING, COPY OF BMUS ORIGINAL, IN CAS ENVELOPE FILE 0125..
  • <7>SBC11839 Photograph: PHOTO ARCHIVAL, (MONO), IN CAS ENVELOPE FILE 0125.
  • <8>SBC20011 Unpublished document: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. 2001. Chilterns Chalk Streams Project: Chess & Misbourne Valleys - Archaeological Assessment.

Location

Grid reference SU 96190 97220 (point)
Civil Parish AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SPEAR (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC130)

Record last edited

Sep 2 2016 7:37AM

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