Find Spot record 0151202000 - LANGLEY BRICKWORKS
Summary
Two Lower to Middle Palaeolithic flint flakes found in Langley Pit
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
Description
2 Levalloisian flakes from Langley Brickworks Pit. One is sharp and slightly stained, 11cm long; the other is slightly rolled and stained and 9cm long. From red brickearth deposit. Stirge Collection, British Museum (B1-4).
Langley Marsh and Langley Brickworks, Wexham. The palaeoliths consist of 19 acheulean handaxes, one cleaver and two levaloisian flakes (B6)
Sources (5)
- <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.
- <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SBC22555 Unpublished document: Greater London Council. 1977.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)
- FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC12766)
Record last edited
May 30 2022 12:57PM
