Find Spot record 0156501000 - TAPLOW/TAPLOW PIT

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34 Lower to Middle Palaeolithic handaxes found in Taplow

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FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

30 HAND AXES FROM TAPLOW, NO CLOSER PROVENANCE. AT BCM (B1-3). SEVERAL MUSEUMS POSSESS PALAEOLITHIC HAND-AXES JUST MARKED TAPLOW. PROBABLY THEY CAME FROM THE STATION PIT, BUT LYNCH HILL TERRACE GRAVEL EXISTS IN THE PARISH, SO THEY MUST BE REGARDED WITH CAUTION (B4). 4 FICREM AXES (B1).
Site mentioned in English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey (B10-11)

Sources (11)

<1>SBC903 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
<2>SBC2041 Index: BUCKS PALAEOLITHIC INDEX.
<3>SBC11409 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARDS SU 98 SW 42-44 (FILED) 42:PALAEOLITHS; 43:BA URN; 44:IA POT..
<4>SBC17067 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J 1968 LOWER PALAEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN BRITAIN PP 228-229.
<5>SBC17091 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J J & BONSALL C J 1977 GAZETEER OF MESOLITHIC/UPPER PALAEOLITHIC SITES IN ENGLAND & WALES, CB.
<6>SBC5519 Bibliographic reference: G E SCRIMGEOUR, DEC 1987 FROM B5 & CASS 01564:02:01.
<7>SBC14676 Bibliographic reference: SMITH R A 1916 ORIGIN OF THE NEOLITHIC CELT, ARCHAEOLOGIA67PP37-39"(TRANSCRIPTFILED)".
<8>SBC5520 Bibliographic reference: G E SCRIMGEOUR, DEC 1987, FROM B7 & B2.
<9>SBC13777 Bibliographic reference: ROE D A 1968 GAZETTEER OF BRITISH LOWER & MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC SITES IN CBARESEARCHREPORT8P34"".
<10>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site MTV-2 Nos.40-41 p69.
<11>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey: Regions 7 and 10: North of the Thames and Warwickshire Avon. MTV-2 Nos.40-41.

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Grid reference	SU 91500 83500 (point)
Civil Parish	TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire