Palaeolithic handaxe at High Garrett (EHER 82852)
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Summary
A rough handaxe was found at High Garrett. The find is in Colchester Museum.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 775 270 (point) |
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Type and Period
Description
NRHE data transfer:
A rough handaxe was found at High Garrett. The find is in Colchester Museum. <1>
The handaxe was found in 1932 at a site where a flake was recovered in 1911 by J.W. Kenworthy. <2> - <5>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX76846 Serial: Essex Archaeological and Historical Congress. 1975. Essex Journal, Volume 10. 10. p 124.
- <2> SEX6137 Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. CBA Research Report. p.57.
- <3> SEX1628 Monograph: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. The Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p.249.
- <4> SEX76394 Report: Wessex Archaeology. 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No. 3. p.115.
- <5> SEX77706 Serial: Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. 1911. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. p.115.
Related Events (1)
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 922741
- National Monuments Record: TL 72 NE 23