Find Spot record 1573200000 - Thames Finds

Summary

Mesolithic to Neolithic flint implements recovered from the Thames

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Description

A Neolithic polished flint axe and ? Neolithic flint implement (chopper), with cortex at one end; from Thames between Maidenhead Bridge and Boulder's Lock. Found in June, 1954.
Acc. Nos. 32 : 54 and 33 : 54 respectively. On loan to Reading Museum (B1).

Mesolithic tranchet axe found between Boulters Lock and Maidenhead Bridge. Now in Reading Museum (B2).

NRHE insert 1997 (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC28332 Unpublished document: Thames Conservancy Collection. Thames Conservancy Collection, Loan Catalogue, Reading Museum, Nos. 127 & 128..
  • <2>XYSBC9986 Bibliographic reference: J J Wymer & C J Bonsall. 1977. GAZETTEER OF MESOLITHIC AND UPPER PALAEOLITHIC SITES IN ENGLAND & WALES. [Mapped feature: #52137 ]
  • <3>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SU 9025 8185 (point) Location based on NRHE description
Civil Parish TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Record last edited

Nov 10 2025 12:59PM

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