Find Spot record 0202501002 - DEVERILL'S PIT, EAST BURNHAM

Summary

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

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

NUMEROUS FLAKES FOUND, DRAWN & DESCRIBED FROM DEVERILL'S PIT (B1,B4).
24 ROLLED PRIMARY & FINISHING FLAKES FOUND IN 1954 IN C2 CUBIC M OF GRAVEL WHICH REMAINED UNDISTURBED IN THE OVERGROWN PIT (B3).
1 UNRETOUCHED FLAKE & 2 MISCELLANEOUS FRAGMENTS FOUND & KEPT BY MR M H H BAYLEY (B2).

Sources (4)

  • <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.

Location

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

Finds (1)

  • FLAKE (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 11:57AM

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