Find Spot record 0016100000 - Beside track
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 10001 BC)
Description
Dimensions - Width 0090 Length 0175 mm Depth/Thickness 0066
Plan Form - TRIANGULAR
WHITE PATINATION. SOME CORTEX REMAINING ON BUTT. FINISHED WITH SOFT HAMMER TECHNIQUE. POINT BROKEN SHORTLY AFTER DISCOVERY. FOUND BY MR ANDREW RAMAGE. PHOTOGRAPHS (B1). FLINT FOUND IN DUMPED MATERIAL, DERIVATION UNKNOWN (B2).
Site mentioned in English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey, found on gravel track, possibly an import (B4-5)
"Seer Green- SU 96749180. An Acheulian hand axe was found by Mr A Ramage of Seer Green in c 1964, but in possibly derived material dumped on a trackway(B7). On loan to Bucks County Museum (Acc No L169) (B6)
The findspot of the handaxe was verified on the OS 6" by Mr A Ramage, who stated that it was found in dumped material derivation unknown (B8).
NRHE insert 1998 (B9).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Sources (9)
- <1>SBC2041 Index: BUCKS PALAEOLITHIC INDEX.
- <2>SBC11217 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SU 99 SE 18 FILED IN BCM CAS ENVELOPE FILE 0161.
- <3>SBC11856 Bibliographic reference: PHOTOGRAPHS FILED IN BCM CAS ENVELOPE FILE 0161.
- <4>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site CV-3 No.23 p172.
- <5>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey: Regions 7 and 10: North of the Thames and Warwickshire Avon. CV-3 No.23.
- <6>SBC28423 Index: Buckinghamshire County Museum. Buckinghamshire County Museum Card Index no 00161.
- <7>SBC28424 Article in serial: Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. 1972. 'Archaeological Notes from the Buckinghamshire County Museum', in Records of Buckinghamshire Vol 19, part 2, 1972. p218.
- <8>SBC28394 Verbal communication: N K Blood. 1974. Field Investigator Comments - F1 NKB 13-SEP-74.
- <9>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 96740 91800 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SEER GREEN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- HANDAXE (Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 10001 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12861)
- Event - Survey: The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project (EBC18748)
Record last edited
Nov 24 2025 12:07PM
