Palaeolithic handaxes at 3 Burells Cottage, Church Road (EHER 7631)
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Summary
Acheulian handaxe reported to have been found in 1971 whilst a septic tank was being dug at 3 Burrells Cottages, Church Road. In private possession.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7759 9342 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | RAWRETH, ROCHFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import:
A Palaeolithic, Acheulian, handaxe was reported to have been found in 1971 whilst a septic tank was being dug at 3 Burrells Cottages, Church Road. In private possession. <1> <2>
Found during installation of a septic tank. <3> <4>
Another handaxe, or possibly the same one, was found by Burrels Cottages, Church Lane, Rawreth in 1973. The objects were found in an area of Head or Alluvium geology, according to a record in Southend-on-Sea Museum. Estuarine alluvium is shown on the IGS map at this point (Sheet 258/259) and as the site is on or near a new by-pass the provenance is suspect. <5> <6>
See also: <7>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX74 MENTION: Unknown. unknown. SMR.
- <2> SEX23533 Artifact: Unknown. unknown. ARTEFACT Private.
- <3> SEX24517 MENTION: Huggins, P.J.. 1975. Archaeology in Essex, 1974. no.50, p.13.
- <4> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TQ79SE25, 1977.
- <5> SEX1628 Monograph: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. The Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p.323.
- <6> SEX24519 DESC TEXT: Southend Museum. unknown. DESC TEXT Southend-on-Sea Museum.
- <7> SEX75762 Report: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No. 1.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ79-069
- NRHE identifier: 417116
- National Monuments Record: TQ 79 SE 25