DORNEY WOOD, BURNHAM
Location/Address
None recorded
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
Scatter of Lower to Middle Palaeolithic artefacts found in brickearth digging at Dorney Wood
BRICKEARTH DUG OUT OF HOLLOWS ON PLATEAU IN DORNEYWOOD GOLF COURSE UNTIL EARLY C20. FLINT TOOLS FOUND HERE C60 YEARS AGO, INCLUDING FINE ACHEULDAN BIFACES. PRESENCE OF OTHER ARTEFACTS SUGGEST WORKING FLOOR (B1).
FLINTS FROM BRICKEARTH FROM WORKINGS AT NGR OR CASUAL WORKINGS ON GOLF COURSE (B3,B5).
Palaeoliths found by Treacher associated with decayed mammalian bones. Find spot on S edge of Glacial Gravel (of Winter Hill or higher terraces), and Brickearth recorded by Treacher and White. In 1995-6 a deep tree-covered pit survived beside the road opposite the gates to Kiln Wood, but other pits previously existed on Dorney Wood Golf Course. Site assessed as a Lower Palaeolith find spot of particular importance (B6-7).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Scatter of Lower to Middle Palaeolithic artefacts found in brickearth digging at Dorney Wood
Date Listed
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