Palaeolithic handaxe and butt of a broken handaxe, at Galleywood (EHER 83091)

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Summary

An ovate Palaeolithic handaxe and the butt of a broken handaxe were found at Gulleywood.

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Grid reference	TL 705 030 (point)
Civil Parish	GALLEYWOOD, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

FINDSPOT (Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 10001 BC)

Description

Information from NRHE TL 705 030. An ovate Palaeolithic hand-axe and the butt of a broken hand-axe were found at Galleywood. The finds are in Colchester Museum. <1> Additional reference.<2>

Finds

HANDAXE (Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 10001 BC)

Sources

<1> SEX76846 Serial: Essex Archaeological and Historical Congress. 1975. Essex Journal, Volume 10. 10. p 125.
<2> SEX76394 Report: Wessex Archaeology. 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No. 3. p. 117.

Related Events (1)

Non-Archaeological Intervention: Chance find by unknown person, at Galleywood, Chelmsford, in or prior to 1975 (EEX63911)

Other References

NRHE identifier: 880243
National Monuments Record: TL 70 SW 18

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