Find Spot record 0186603001 - SHARDELOES ESTATE

Summary

Palaeolithic handaxe found on surface of field in the Shardeloes Estate

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0110 mm Width 0080 Depth/Thickness 0035
SUB-CORDATE MIDDLE ACHEULIAN HANDAXE, WYMER TYPE G, IRON STAINED ON RIDGE-S, UNROLLED. SOME CORTEX ON BUTT & ON 1 SIDE. IDENTIFIED BY B A STAINTON. DRAW-ING FILED (B7).
Site mentioned in English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey (B9-10).

Sources (3)

  • <7>SBC9481 Graphic material: MRS B A STAINTON (CVAHS) JUNE 1982 (SEE DRAWING IN CAS ENV.
  • <9>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site CH-2 No.5 p179.
  • <10>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey: Regions 7 and 10: North of the Thames and Warwickshire Avon. CH-2 No.5.

Location

Grid reference SU 94800 97720 (point)
Civil Parish AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • HANDAXE (Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 10001 BC)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12956)

Record last edited

Jul 22 2026 1:39PM

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