Find Spot record 0189600000 - GRAVEL PIT

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Four Palaeolithic handaxes found between Burnham and Taplow

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

HAND AXES IN PITT-RIVERS MUSEUM OXFORD RECORDED AS COMING FROM A GRAVEL PIT BETWEEN TAPLOW AND BURNHAM MAY REFER TO LENT RISE (B1).
4 HAND AXES DESCRIBED AND SKETCHED, FROM GRAVEL PIT BETWEEN TAPLOW AND BURNHAM, APPROX AT NGR (B2)(SEE ALSO CASS 01549).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC17073 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J 1968 LOWER PALAEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN BRITAIN P234.
  • <2>SBC2053 Index: BUCKS PALAEOLITHIC INDEX.

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Grid reference SU 92500 82200 (point)
Civil Parish BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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  • HANDAXE (Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 10001 BC)

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Record last edited

Mar 25 2023 2:09PM

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