Neolithic polished axe, Beacon Hill, Purfleet (EHER 5002)
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Summary
Neolithic polished axe found with multi-period (Palaeolithic to Roman) finds found on the surface and in spoil heaps after the summit of Beacon Hill was bulldozed in 1969.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 557 781 (425m by 318m) |
|---|---|
| Unitary Authority | THURROCK, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
Neolithic polished axe. <1> In Thurrock Museum. <2> Considerable part of a polished axe found after topsoil was removed in 1969. <3>
Associated find are EHER 5003-5008).
Site Assessment = Accession number?
Additional reference <4>
Finds
Sources
- --- SEX68863 DESC TEXT: Historic Landscape Management. 2002. Mardyke Valley Project; A Brief Landscape History of the Mardyke Valley.
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX17346 Artifact: Thurrock Local History Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Thurrock LH Museum.
- <3> SEX17347 Article in serial: Caldwell, A.. 1971. Beacon Hill, Purfleet. Panorama. Vol 14, p58.
- <4> SEX65132 Desk-Based Assessment: John Samuals Archaeological Consultants. 2004. Land off London Road, Purfleet, Essex: Archaeological desk-based assessment.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ57-002
- NRHE identifier: 410538
- National Monuments Record: TQ 57 NE 15