Find Spot record 0157201000 - BURNHAM BEECHES

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Six Lower to Middle Paleolithic flint handaxes found in Burnham Beeches

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

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)

Sources (8)

  • <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SBC11201 Unpublished document: OS RECORD CARD SU 98 SW 88 AUG 1974.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SBC2447 Unpublished document: CAS CARD 1572.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SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996.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SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996.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.

Location

Grid reference SU 95000 84400 (point)
Civil Parish BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)

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  • Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC12766)

Record last edited

Mar 2 2009 3:52PM

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