Find Spot record 0159600000 - STIVER'S WOOD

Summary

Fragment of Neolithic polished flint axe found in Stiver's Wood.

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  • None recorded

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

PART OF A POLISHED FLINT AXE FOUND STIVER'S WOOD, NOT STIFLES WOOD (B1).
THE AXE HAS SHARPLY SQUARED SIDES, AND IS TYPOLOGICALLY A LATE EXAMPLE (B2-3).
FOUND BY MR J L LOWNDES (B1) AND GIVEN BY HIM TO MUSEUM.

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC1514 Bibliographic reference: BCM CASS RECORD CARD 1596..
  • <2>SBC6246 Bibliographic reference: J F Head. 1955. Early Man in South Buckinghamshire. p39.
  • <3>SBC1024 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 586.05.

Location

Grid reference SU 98900 96300 (point)
Civil Parish CHALFONT ST. GILES, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

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

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC12810)

Record last edited

Nov 23 2024 10:17AM

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