Later prehistoric worked flint, L.M Sage Hardware, 10 High Street (EHER 81273)

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Summary

2015 Test Pit 5. Pieces of possible worked flint were recovered from one of 12 test pits excavated as part of an Access Cambridge Archaeology project. The finds may be of a later prehistoric date. Analysis of the lithics are needed to confirm this.

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Grid reference	TQ 9580 9977 (point)
Civil Parish	SOUTHMINSTER, MALDON, ESSEX

Type and Period

FINDSPOT (Early Mesolithic to Late Iron Age - 10000 BC to 42 AD)

Description

April 2015. Access Cambridge Archaeology test pitting. Pieces of possible worked flint were recovered from Test Pit 5. They may be of a later prehistoric date, though analysis of the lithics are needed to confirm this. <1>

Sources

<1> SEX72913 Report: Collins, C.. 2019. Archaeological test pit excavations in Southminster, Essex, 2015, 2016 and 2017. p.12.

Related Events (1)

Archaeological Intervention: Test pitting by Access Cambridge Archaeology at Southminster, 2015 (Ref: SOU/15) (EEX58959)

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