Find Spot record 0155202000 - WINDMILL FIELD, HITCHAM

Summary

Six Neolithic flint axes and a chisel found in Windmill Field

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

2 POLISHED FLINT CELTS (B1).
PART OF POLISHED STONE AXE FOUND ASSOCIATED WITH BRONZE AGE POTTERY (B2-3,B6,B8,B13).
JAMES RUTLAND FOUND 3 FURTHER NEOLITHIC AXES & A SMALL POLISHED CHISEL, FROM SAME FIELD (B3).

Sources (6)

  • <1>SBC11527 Article in serial: PARKER J 1884 'PREHISTORIC MAN', IN RECS OF BUCKS 5 P318.
  • <2>SBC20460 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1905. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume I. Volume 1. pp179, 182, 204.
  • <3>SBC13844 Article in serial: J Rutland. 1891. 'HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES OF MAIDENHEAD', IN TAPLOW & MAIDENHEAD FIELD CLUB 8TH ANNUAL REPORT P46.
  • <6>SBC6292 Bibliographic reference: HEAD J F 1955 EARLY MAN IN SOUTH BUCKS PP51,61,158 & FIG 10.
  • <8>SBC11406 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARDS SU 98 SW 11, SU 98 SW 51.(FILED).
  • <13>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p179.

Location

Grid reference SU 92170 81190 (point)
Civil Parish BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (3)

  • AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • CHISEL (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
  • POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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  • Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC12766)

Record last edited

May 30 2022 4:52PM

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