Palaeolithic to Bronze Age flint implements at Appleford Farm (EHER 8840)

Surface collection of Palaeolithic to Bronze Age flint implements from Appleford Farm. Summary from record 8846: Fieldwalking in advance of a tree planting scheme produced two worked flints.

Fieldwalking over the area of the cropmarks by Hazel Martingell in 1982, and finds collected by Mr Simon Brice, produced worked flints of possible early Bronze Age date. <1> <2> A collection of surface finds was made by Mr S. Brice at Appleford Farm including a fine collection of worked flint. These included three notched pieces, a nosed/boring piece, three scrapers unpatinated with areas of retouch, unpatinated blades with areas of retouch, a Mousterian Bout Coupe handaxe, a large Palaeolithic Flake, a blade core, twenty blades and two large core trim blade/flakes. The collection spans a period from 35,000 BC to a date possibly as late as the early Bronze Age about 2,000BC. In addition, medieval pottery, a sheep bell and a trade token were found. The finds are in private possession. <2> A plano-convex flint knife dating to the Early to middle Bronze Age was found at this location. The find was lent for study but remains in private possession. <3> Its proximity to the collection of prehistoric flintwork described in <2> suggests it is from the same complex. <4> See also: <5> <6> 1989. Fieldwalking in advance of a tree planting scheme near Rivenhall Bridge produced two worked flints. <6> English Rivers Palaeolithic Project Identifier(s): B&C 3/1; B&C 3/2. <8> [Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import. Entry derived from merging EHER 8840, 8842 and 8846. Record previously stated "No Diagnostic mesolithic Flints were found." This is false - see EHER 8841.]