Find Spot record 0151200000 - LANGLEY BRICKWORKS
Summary
19 Lower to Middle Palaeolithic flint handaxes found in Langley Pit
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
Description
Hand axes found in brickearth and gravel (Taplow Terrace) of Langley Pit. 17 are pointed, lengths: 4 less than 4cm, 10 are 10-15cm, 3 are 15-21cm. Also 1 sub-cordate, 9cm long and 1 cordate, 13cm long. All rolled and stained, so prob from gravel layer. From Evans (British Museum) and Sturge (Ashmolean Museum) collections (B1,B3-4).
NGR to Langley Brick Works (B5).
Langley Marsh and Langley Brickworks, Wexham. The palaeoliths consist of 19 Acheulean handaxes, one cleaver and two Levaloisian flakes (B6).
Sources (6)
- <1>SBC20460 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1905. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume I. Volume 1. p179.
- <2>SBC7187 Article in serial: A D Lacaille. 1936. 'THE PALAEOLITHIC SEQUENCE AT IVER, BUCKS', IN ANTIQUARIES JOURNAL 16 PP420-443. Vol 16.
- <3>SBC17084 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J 1968 LOWER PALAEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN BRITAIN PP238-239.
- <4>SBC2053 Index: BUCKS PALAEOLITHIC INDEX.
- <5>SBC10369 Map: OS 1932/38 PROVISIONAL EDITION SIX INCH MAP.
- <6>SBC22555 Unpublished document: Greater London Council. 1977. The Archaeology of the Colne Valley Park. Table 2.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 010 800 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEXHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC12766)
Record last edited
May 30 2022 1:00PM
