Prehistoric quartzite pebble-hammer, Near Mistley (EHER 3194)

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Summary

Prehistoric quartzite pebble-hammer.

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Grid reference	TM 12 31 (point)
Civil Parish	MISTLEY, TENDRING, ESSEX

Type and Period

FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)

Description

Prehistoric quartzite pebble-hammer. <1> <2>

Finds

HAMMERSTONE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Bronze Age - 1000000 BC to 701 BC)

Sources

<1> SEX11674 DESC TEXT: Unknown. unknown. TM13.
<2> SEX4978 Article in serial: Clough, T.H.McK. and Green, B.. 1972. The petrological identification of stone implements from East Anglia. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol 38, p146, No E32.

Related Events (1)

Non-Archaeological Intervention: Chance find by unknown person, Near Mistley, Mistley, unknown date (EEX62526)

Other References

Old SMR Number: TM13

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