Find Spot record 0156402002 - THAMES AT TAPLOW

Summary

Six Mesolithic tranchet axeheads found in the River Thames at Taplow

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

4 MEDIUM & 2 LARGE TRANCHET AXES FROM THE THAMES, AT BM (B3).
DETAILS NOT KNOWN, BUT PROBABLY IN GROUP ACCESSIONED AS 1894, 12-10 OR 1915, 12-17, WHICH INCLUDE FLINT IMPLEMENTS FROM TAPLOW (B4-5).

Sources (3)

  • <3>SBC9986 Monograph: J J Wymer & C J Bonsall. 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic and Upper Palaeolithic Sites in England & Wales. p23.
  • <4>SBC5492 Bibliographic reference: G E SCRIMGEOUR DEC 1987.
  • <5>SBC1907 Bibliographic reference: BRITISH MUSEUM, DEC 1960 (LIST FILED).

Location

Grid reference SU 90400 82500 (point)
Civil Parish TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • TRANCHET AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: River find (EBC17681)

Record last edited

Jun 25 2026 8:16PM

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