Find Spot record 0157201000 - BURNHAM BEECHES
Summary
Six Lower to Middle Paleolithic flint handaxes found in Burnham Beeches
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)
Description
1 HAND AXE FOUND IN A STREAM AT BURNHAM BEECHES BYMR D I J PARKER, READING, IN 1967. GREY FLINT WIT H OCHREOUS PATINA. BROKEN.(IN BCM)(BI1,5-6).3 HAND AXES & 2 'IMPLEMENTS' FROM COLLECTION OF MR E E N GARNER, FROM THAMES GRAVEL AT BURNHAM BEECHES.(IN BRITISH MUSEUM)(BI2,5-6)
Site mentioned in English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey (B7-8)
Palaeolithic hand-axe found in a stream at SU 950844 by D I J Parker. Aylesbury Museum (Acc No 374.67) (The above NGR appears to be suspect. The nearest point on the stream is at SU 949844) (B9).
No further information; Mr Parker lives in Reading (B10).
NRHE Insert 1998 (B11).
Sources (11)
- <1>SBC2055 Article in serial: BUCKS PALAEOLITHIC INDEX / B.C.M ACCESSIONS REGISTER 1967/ RECS OF BUCKS 18 1967 P165.
- <2>SBC1905 Bibliographic reference: BRITISH MUSEUM, DEC 1960.
- <3>SBC642 Bibliographic reference: ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM, OXFORD, DEC 1960.
- <4>SBC16348 Verbal communication: VISIT TO WINDSOR GUILDHALL MUSEUM, M E FARLEY & A R PIKE NOV 1979.
- <5>SBC11201 Unpublished document: OS RECORD CARD SU 98 SW 88 AUG 1974.
- <6>SBC2447 Unpublished document: CAS CARD 1572.
- <7>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site MTV-2 Nos.26-27 p67.
- <8>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996.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.26-27.
- <9>SBC13456 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 1967 18 P165; BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTE R. (DRAWING OF POST-MED SHERD ON CAS FILE).
- <10>SBC28344 Verbal communication: N K Blood. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 NKB 13-AUG-74.
- <11>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 95000 85000 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC12766)
Record last edited
Nov 13 2025 3:20PM
