Find Spot record 0191201000 - TAPLOW STATION PIT
Summary
Lower to Middle Palaeolithic flint handaxes found in Taplow Station Pit
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
Description
SEVERAL HAND AXES DESCRIBED & SKETCHED FROM TAPLOW STATION PIT, BALLAST PIT, HITCHAM & HITCHAM GWR (BURNHAM)(BI1,3,6)FICRON AXE, 123 MM L & 74MM WIDE & OTHERS AT BCM (BI5). PALEOLITHIC IMPLEMENTS FRO M STATION PIT.(BI4)
Site mentioned in English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey (B7-8)
Sources (8)
- <1>SBC17061 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J 1968 LOWER PALAEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN BRITAIN PP 227-228, 234.
- <2>SBC67 Bibliographic reference: A R PIKE OCT 1978.
- <3>SBC2045 Index: BUCKS PALAEOLITHIC INDEX: BURNHAM & TAPLOW.
- <4>SBC6274 Bibliographic reference: HEAD J F 1955 EARLY MAN IN SOUTH BUCKS P166.
- <5>SBC938 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 1905, 1955, 1957, 1962, 1 965.
- <6>SBC11411 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARDS SU 98 SW 64; SU 98 SW 89. JULY 197 4.
- <7>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996.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.
- <8>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996.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 91900 81600 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Jun 9 2014 3:10PM
