Find Spot record 0017201000 - YEWDEN SANDPIT

Summary

Mesolithic tranchet axehead found in sand-pit

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

1 MESOLITHIC TRANCHET AXE FROM SOIL AT BOTTOM OF PIT OUTSIDE E END OF 3RD HOUSE, YEWDEN. FOUND BY JANET GLASSBROOK (B6). 1 THAMES PICK FROM GRAVEL PIT E OF YEWDEN, FOUND BY J. GLASSBROOK C.1912-13 (B7). NOT CLEAR WHETHER BOTH REFS ARE TO SAME ARTEFACT: PROBABLY THEY ARE(B8)

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  • <1>SBC6433 Article in serial: HOLLIS E 1925 4 BRONZE IMPLEMENTS, RECS OF BUCKS 11 P350 & PL.2.
  • <2>SBC919 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER (SEE DRAWING, FILED).
  • <3>SBC11094 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SU 78 NE 14 (FILED).
  • <4>SBC2242 Bibliographic reference: C H DALWOOD, 1984/MDA CARDS NO AYBCM: 140X36.
  • <5>SBC40 Map: A R PIKE 1980 FROM OS MAPS..
  • <6>SBC17096 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J J & BONSALL C J 1977 GAZETTEER OF MESOLITH IC/UPPER PALAEOLITHIC SITES IN ENGLAND & WALES, C.
  • <7>SBC6055 Bibliographic reference: HAMBLEDEN MUSEUM LOAN COLLECTION(MATERIAL LISTED BY GEORGE LAMB 1978).
  • <8>SBC5510 Bibliographic reference: G E SCRIMGEOUR MAY 1988.

Location

Grid reference SU 78530 85530 (point)
Civil Parish HAMBLEDEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • TRANCHET AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12149)

Record last edited

May 5 1988 12:00AM

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