Find Spot record 0242202002 - CRUTCHES WOOD

Summary

Neolithic to Bronze Age flint plano-convex knife found in Crutches Wood

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0068 mm Width 0018 Depth/Thickness 0010
Plan Form - PLANO-CONVEX
FROM AREA C (MARKED WITH A RED CROSS ON PLAN): RIPPLE FLAKED BIFACIALLY WORKED TOOL. BULB ALMOST FLAKED AWAY. DISTAL END TRIANGULAR SHAPED, VERY SMOOTH & ROUNDED POINT. ALSO FOUND IN WOOD FLAKES (02:001) AND SCRAPERS (02:003) BY MR & MRS COOPER & MRS STAINTON. DRAWING OF KNIFE FILED (B1).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC1400 Verbal communication: Bambi Stainton & Mike Farley. 1976. Pers Comm, May 1976.
  • <2>SBC12303 Graphic material: PLAN OF CRUTCHES WOOD AND AREAS OF FINDS RECOVERY.
  • <3>SBC2818 Article in serial: CHAFFEY MRS J & FARLEY M E DEC 1990/JOURNAL OF THE CHESS VALLEY ARCHAEOLOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY .

Location

Grid reference SU 97130 91300 (point)
Civil Parish CHALFONT ST. GILES, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • PLANO CONVEX KNIFE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Surface collection (fieldwalking) (EBC18085)

Record last edited

Jan 9 2019 1:31PM

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