N. ORBITAL RD, NORMER HILL
Location/Address
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Type
Other site, structure or landscape
Assets that cannot fit any of the other categories. This category includes sites of archaeological interest, where the original form and function may not be apparent without the use of archaeological techniques and interpretation.Description
Lower to Middle Palaeolithic flint artefacts found in road cutting on Normer Hill
PALEOLITHS PICKED UP IN A CUTTING FOR NEW ROAD, MADE THROUGH PROMONTARY. SECTION SHOWED 1) HUMUS; 2) 1-3M OCHREOUS CLAYEY & SANDY GRAVEL; 3) 0.5-2.5M MOTTLED IMPURE CLAY; 4) BEDS OF PURE BLUE & GREY CLAYS. MOST FINDS FROM GRAVEL. ACHEULEAN (B1-7).
AXES MARKED DENHAM 5.5.28 PROB ALSO FROM THIS SITE (B5).
In 1928 flint implements were discovered in a road cutting through a glacial promontory at Normer Hill (present-day Northmoor) in Bucks. These consisted of 14 acheulean handaxes and several other stone tool implements, for example, cores and retouched and waste flakes, making up a basically acheulean/clactonian industry (B11).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Lower to Middle Palaeolithic flint artefacts found in road cutting on Normer Hill
Date Listed
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