Find Spot record 0289800000 - DREDGED FROM RIVER THAME

Summary

Undated human skull found in dredging of the River Thame

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  • None recorded

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

SKULL FOUND IN SPOIL HEAP WHEN SLOT DREDGED IN RIVER BED FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINE.FROM SAME AREA A S HEEP RADIUS/ULNA & PART OF OX SKULL? ALSO LARGE HANDMADE SHERD LATE SAXON C11? DREDGING MACHINES WOR KED FROM BOTH SIDES;SKULL PROBABLY CAME FROM NEAR OXFORDSHIRE BANK(BI1)

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  • <1>SBC829 Bibliographic reference: BARNETT MISS M (BRITISH GAS) & FARLEY M E JULY 197 7.

Location

Grid reference SP 67310 06850 (point)
Civil Parish SHABBINGTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • HUMAN REMAINS (Undated)

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12742)

Record last edited

May 21 2004 9:31AM

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