Palaeolithic Acheulean handaxe, vicinity of Waltham Abbey (EHER 3442)
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Summary
Acheulean hand-axe of light brown (sandy coloured) flint, with rolled edges, found by Mark Riley in Cobbins Brook near Stouts Bridge.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 3940 0100 (point) Locatio accords with that given in NRHE data transfer. |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WALTHAM ABBEY, EPPING FOREST, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Acheulean hand-axe of light brown (sandy coloured) flint, with rolled edges, found by Mark Riley in Cobbins Brook near Stouts Bridge. <1> - <4>
NRHE data transfer:
See <2> <5> <6>.
English Rivers Palaeolithic Project ID LV3/5
NRHE summary description:
A Palaeolithic handaxe was found in Cobbin's Brook near Stoke Bridge, Upshire Road, by Master M. Riley in 1970. The object was found in an area of Alluvium geology.
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX12394 Serial: London Archaeologist Association. 1971. The London Archaeologist, Volume 1, No.11. 1(11). pp 243-248.
- <3> SEX12488 Artifact: Waltham Abbey Historical Society. unknown. Waltham Abbey Hist Soc Coll.
- <4> SEX134 Graphic material: Unknown. unknown. SMR.
- <5> SEX75762 Report: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No. 1. p.157.
- <6> SEX1628 Monograph: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. The Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p.244.
Related Events (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL30-019
- NRHE identifier: 1149771
- National Monuments Record: TL 30 SE 140