Find Spot record 0238100000 - POLICE STATION, LENT RISE
Summary
Two Lower to Middle Palaeolithic flint handaxes found during building works at the Police Station, Lent Rise
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
Description
2 handaxes found during excavations for a new east block & heating chamber, Police building, Lent Rise, Burnham (B1-2).
'Police Station & Court' marked at NGR (B3).
Situated on S edge of the Lynch Hill terrace (B2).
Site mentioned in English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey (B4-5).
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC2053 Index: BUCKS PALAEOLITHIC INDEX.
- <2>SBC17073 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J 1968 LOWER PALAEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN BRITAIN P234.
- <3>SBC10427 Map: OS 1961 SIX INCH MAP.
- <4>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site MTV-2 No.32 p68.
- <5>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996.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.32.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 92940 81800 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Disturbed finds during building works (EBC12943)
Record last edited
May 2 2024 12:46PM
