Find Spot record 0194600000 - DEAN'S PIT

Summary

Two Lower to Middle palaeolithic handaxes found in gravel pit

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

(RE. WINTER HILL TERRACE) A PIT KNOWN AS DEAN'S PIT...3 GRAVELS DISTINGUISHED.1 LEVALLOIS FLAKE & 1 SMALL ROUGH WHITE 'CHELLEAN' HAND-AXE FOUND ON FLOOR OF PIT(BI1) PIT VISITED BY TREACHERS. FLAKE NOT TRACED, BUT 2 NEAR-MINT HAND-AXES, INCLUDING ELEGANT CLEAVER (ILLUS) CAN'T HAVE BEEN GRAVEL WASH(BI2
Site noted in English Rivers Survey, mainly wooded area, no visible pit (B3-4)

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC15144 Article in serial: M S Treacher & A L Treacher. 1948. 'ANCIENT CHANNEL BETWEEN CAVERSHAM & HENLEY, OXON & ITS CONTAINED FLINT IMPLEMENTS', IN PPS (NEW SERIES) 14 PP132-133. Vol 14.
  • <2>SBC17049 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J 1968 LOWER PALAEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN BRITAIN P212 & FIG 74.
  • <3>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site MTV-2 No.5 p63.
  • <4>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996.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.5.

Location

Grid reference SU 84900 87900 (point)
Civil Parish GREAT MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

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

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  • Event - Intervention: Disturbed find (EBC11943)

Record last edited

Jun 21 2017 3:59PM

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