Find Spot record 0191002000 - STATION PIT/GIBBONS PIT

Summary

Lower to Middle Palaeolithic flint artefacts found in Station Pit, Taplow

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

PREVIOUS TO 1889 SEVERAL ABRADED PALAEOLITHIC IMPLEMENTS WERE FOUND IN THE LOW GRAVEL NEAR TAPLOW STATION BY RUTLAND & OTHERS (B2).
4 HAND AXES DESCRIBED & SKETCHED FROM GIBBONS PIT (B4).
5 HAND AXES & 1 FLAKE DESCRIBED (B5).
Site mentioned in English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey (B17-18).

Sources (5)

  • <2>SBC15142 Article in serial: L Treacher. 1896-7. 'PALAEOLITHIC MAN IN EAST BERKS', IN BERKS, BUCKS & OXON ARCH JNL 2 PP16,18. Vol 2.
  • <4>SBC2041 Index: BUCKS PALAEOLITHIC INDEX.
  • <5>SBC17052 Bibliographic reference: John Wymer. 1968. LOWER PALAEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN BRITAIN P228.
  • <17>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site MTV-2 No.35 p68-9.
  • <18>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996.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.35.

Location

Grid reference SU 91500 81400 (point)
Civil Parish TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (2)

  • HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)
  • FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Disturbed find (EBC1)

Record last edited

Nov 8 2024 12:37PM

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