Find Spot record 0202501000 - DEVERILL'S PIT, EAST BURNHAM

Summary

Lower to Middle Palaeolithic flint handaxes found in Deverill's Pit

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

NUMEROUS HAND AXES FOUND, DRAWN & DESCRIBED FROM PIT (B1,B3-4).
CHOPPERS & CLEAVERS FROM DEVERILL'S PIT (B5).
17 PALAEOLITHS PRESUMED TO BE FROM DEVERI LL'S PIT LOANED TO BCM (B6).
7 HAND AXES FROM W MARGIN OF PIT AT SU 94638395 FOUND & RETAINED BY MR M H H BAYLEY (B2).
Site mentioned in English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey (B8-9)

Sources (8)

  • <1>SBC7192 Article in serial: A D Lacaille. 1939. 'THE PALAEOLITHIC CONTENTS OF THE GRAVELS AT EAST BURNHAM', IN ANTIQUARIES JOURNAL 19 PP166-181 & ILLUS. Vol 19.
  • <2>SBC11414 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARDS SU 98 SW 84; SU 98 SW 85 (FILED).
  • <3>SBC17083 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J 1968 LOWER PALAEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN BRITAIN PP231-232.
  • <4>SBC2041 Index: BUCKS PALAEOLITHIC INDEX.
  • <5>SBC7204 Article in serial: A D Lacaille. 1960. 'ON PALAEOLITHIC CHOPPERS & CLEAVERS', IN RECS OF BUCKS 16 PP330-341 & ILLUS. Vol 16.
  • <6>SBC1523 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum. BCM LOANS REGISTER.
  • <8>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site MTV-2 Nos.26-27 p67.
  • <9>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey: Regions 7 and 10: North of the Thames and Warwickshire Avon. MTV-2 Nos.26-27.

Location

Grid reference SU 94700 84000 (point)
Civil Parish BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

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

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  • Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC12766)

Record last edited

Mar 21 2018 11:58AM

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