Palaeolithic handaxe, Blunts Hall (EHER 8189)

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Summary

One of two Palaeolithic axes found at Blunts Hall, Witham c1860, was given by JPT Foster to Colchester Museum.

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Grid reference	TL 8069 1429 (point) NRHE record maps the find to TL 80500 41500.
Civil Parish	WITHAM, BRAINTREE, ESSEX

Type and Period

FINDSPOT (Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 10001 BC)

Description

One of two palaeolithic axes found at Blunts Hall, Witham in around 1860, was given by J.P.T. Foster to Colchester Museum. <1> <2> <3> English Rivers Palaeolithic Project ID: B&C 3/. <4> Original HER entry merged with NRHE data transfer.

Finds

HANDAXE (Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 10001 BC)

Sources

<1> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL81SW29, 1976.
<2> SEX8207 Report: Colchester Museum. 1932. Colchester Museum Report. p.6.
<3> SEX10 Artifact: Colchester Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Colchester Museum. Acc No 297.32.
<4> SEX76394 Report: Wessex Archaeology. 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No. 3. p.118.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related to: Neolithic axe, Blunts Hall (Find Spot) (EHER 8190)

Other References

Old SMR Number: TL81-038
NRHE identifier: 381306
National Monuments Record: TL 81 SW 29

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