Palaeolithic core, Gate Hope Drive (EHER 82639)

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Summary

A Palaeolithic core, possibly an unfinished Levallois blade core, was found at Gate Hope Drive, South Ockendon. The object was found in an area of Corbets Tey Gravel geology.

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Grid reference	TQ 5779 8107 (point)
Unitary Authority	THURROCK, ESSEX

Type and Period

FINDSPOT (Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 10001 BC)

Description

Information from NRHE A Palaeolithic core, possibly an unfinished Levallois blade core, was found at Gate Hope Drive, South Ockendon. The object was found in an area of Corbets Tey Gravel geology. <1> <2>

Finds

CORE (Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 10001 BC)

Sources

<1> SEX75762 Report: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No. 1. p. 131.
<2> SEX1628 Monograph: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. The Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p. 314.

Related Events (1)

Non-Archaeological Intervention: Chance find by unknown person, Gate Hope Drive, South Ockendon, Thurrock, unknown date (EEX63050)

Other References

NRHE identifier: 1142685
National Monuments Record: TQ 58 SE 60

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