Palaeolithic hand axe, Near Springfield Green (EHER 5684)
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Summary
One pointed Palaeolithic hand-axe, slightly rolled, found in 1924.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 720 080 (point) |
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Type and Period
Description
One hand-axe <1>
Pointed hand-axe, slightly rolled, found in 1924. Possibly connected with deposits of the Chelmer. Exact location unknown. This source gives NGR as TL 730085, general <2>
In Colchester Museum <3>
Site Assessment = Accession number?
Information from NRHE
Palaeolithic hand axe from Springfield is in Colchester Museum. <4>
The axe formed part of the Mothersole Collection which was donated to the museum in 1938. The precise find spot is not recorded. <5>
A hand-axe is reported from Springfield, probably this example. It was found in 1924. <6> <7>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX74 MENTION: Unknown. unknown. SMR.
- <2> SEX1628 Monograph: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. The Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p248.
- <3> SEX10 Artifact: Colchester Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Colchester Museum.
- <4> SEX37094 Report: Colchester Museum. 1956-1962. Colchester Museum Report. p. 7.
- <5> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. F1 PAS 06-NOV-75.
- <6> SEX6748 Article in serial: Couchman, C. (ed.). 1977. Excavations in Essex, 1976. Essex Archaeology and History. 9. 95-106. Vol. 10, p. 125.
- <7> SEX76394 Report: Wessex Archaeology. 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No. 3. p. 117.
Related Events (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL70-084
- NRHE identifier: 378300
- National Monuments Record: TL 70 NW 39