Find Spot record 1568400000 - Thames find spot

Summary

Bronze Age dagger and sword

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Description

Middle Bronze Age dagger and Late Bronze Age sword from the Thames at Bourne End. In possession of Reading Museum Acc Nos 90 and 92. (Name SU 8986) (B1)

No further information. The Thames Conservancy collections are not yet available for inspection. (B2)

[Finds recovered from Thames within SU 89 86]

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC27650 Digital archive: VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Bucks Co. Museum Bronze Age. Index.
  • <2>XYSBC27603 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 JRL 01-AUG-74. [Mapped feature: #51270 ]
  • <3>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SU 89 86 (point)
Civil Parish WOOBURN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (2)

  • SWORD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • DAGGER (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

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Record last edited

Jul 22 2025 2:27PM

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