Chance find by unknown at Canvey Island, 1981 - EEX62696

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Grid reference	TQ 7945 8245 (point)
Map sheet	TQ78SE
Civil Parish	CANVEY ISLAND, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX

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Date

01 Jan 1981 - 31 Dec 1981

Description

A Palaeolithic handaxe and two flakes were found at Canvey Island in 1981 in an area of Marine or Estuarine Alluvium geology.

Sources

<1> SEX75762 Report: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No. 1. p.134.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

EHER 8482 Palaeolithic handaxe at Canvey Island (Find Spot)

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