Palaeolithic handaxe, West Thurrock (EHER 5056)
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Summary
A Palaeolithic handaxe was found at West Thurrock in 1925.
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Location
| Grid reference | TQ 58 78 (point) |
|---|---|
| Unitary Authority | THURROCK, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Palaeolithic hand-axe. <1> Found at West Thurrock, in 1925, now in Southend Museum. <2> <3> Other ref: <4>
Site Assessment = Accession number?
Desk based study as part of the ASLF project by F. Wenban-Smith concluded that finds were of Lower/Middle Palaeolithic age and that the handaxe is likely to be Acheulian. Depositional history unknown. <5> Quarry number within project = EX684
No new information form NRHE
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> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TQ57NE28, 1978.
- <3> SEX5943 Artifact: Southend Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Southend Museum.
- <4> SEX5937 DESC TEXT: Barton, K.J.. 1958. Panorama. Vol 3, p38.
- <5> SEX63726 DESC TEXT: Essex County Council and Kent County Council. 2004 ?. Archaeological survey of mineral extraction sites around the Thames Estuary, ASLF..
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ57
- NRHE identifier: 410551
- National Monuments Record: TQ 57 NE 28