Find Spot record 0238600000 - RAILWAY CUTTING, BIERTON

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Neolithic polished stone axe found in railway cutting.

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0114 mm Width 0067 Depth/Thickness 0027
FINE GRAINED ?GNEISS; BROAD THIN BUTTED TYPE WITH SLIGHTLY TAPERING OUT- LINE. FOUND IN CUTTING, AYLESBURY-CHEDDINGTON RAILWAY NEAR BIERTON (B1).
ONLY CUTTING ON FORMER RAILWAY AT BIERTON IS AT NGR. DATE OF FIND? RAILWAY BUILT 1836-9 (B2).
AXE IS OF PYROXENE-GRANULITE (SKETCH)(B3).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC644 Bibliographic reference: ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM,OXFORD.
  • <2>SBC8522 Bibliographic reference: MILES MR PAUL.
  • <3>SBC2761 Index: CBA PETROLOGICAL CARD BU 5 (FILED).
  • <4>SBC23554 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1997. AYLESBURY NORTHERN LINK ROAD ARCHAEOLOGICAL APPRAISAL OF ROAD FOOTPRINT (BASED ON STAGE 1 & 2 ASSESSMENT).

Location

Grid reference SP 85100 15140 (point)
Civil Parish BIERTON WITH BROUGHTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC12766)

Record last edited

Jan 25 2010 3:42PM

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