Find Spot record 0173402001 - DANESFIELD CAMP

Summary

One Mesolithic point and seventy Neolithic flint flakes and blades found in excavation in Danesfield Camp

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

71 WORKED FLINTS RECOVERED DURING ASSESSMENT/EXCAVATION. DITCH/GULLY CONTAINED MANY SMALL FLAKES/BLADES & LARGE SECONDARY FLAKES. ALL SHARED A FLAKE/ BLADE-ORIENTED REDUCTION TECHNIQUE. 1 RETOUCH WAS APPLIED TO A MESOLITHIC POINT; OTHERWISE MOST MATERIAL WAS OF NEOLITHIC CHARACTER (B16).

Sources (1)

  • <16>SBC6891 Article in serial: KEEVIL G D & CAMPBELL G E. 1991. 'INVESTIGATIONS AT DANESFIELD CAMP, MEDMENHAM, BUCKS', IN RECS OF BUCKS 33 pp87-99. Vol 33.

Location

Grid reference Centred SU 8178 8441 (260m by 290m)
Civil Parish MEDMENHAM, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (3)

  • POINT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • BLADE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12476)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC14104)

Record last edited

Aug 2 2011 6:28PM

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