Find Spot record 0189300000 - EGYPT PIT, BURNHAM

Summary

Two Lower to Middle Palaeolithic flint handaxes found in Egypt Pit

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

2 HAND AXES, VERY ROLLED, SLIGHTLY STAINED, PATINATED. ONE IS BROKEN POINTED. FOUND BY MR L.TREACHER AT EGYPT PIT, LOCATION UNKNOWN, BUT PRESUMABLY NEAR VILLAGE OF EGYPT. TREACHER RECORDS 150-200CM OF CLAYEY GRAVEL VERY EVENLY BEDDED. (BI1)
Site mentioned in English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey, overgrown pits exist south of reservoir (B2-3)

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC17070 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J 1968 LOWER PALAEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN BRITAIN P230.
  • <2>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site MTV-2 No.23 p67.
  • <3>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey: Regions 7 and 10: North of the Thames and Warwickshire Avon. MTV-2 No.23.

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Grid reference SU 95700 85800 (point)
Civil Parish BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • HANDAXE (Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 10001 BC)

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12818)

Record last edited

Mar 2 2009 3:28PM

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