Palaeolithic handaxe at Canvey Island (EHER 8482)

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Summary

A Palaeolithic handaxe and two flakes were found at Canvey Island in 1981 in an area of Marine or Estuarine Alluvium geology.

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Grid reference	TQ 7945 8245 (point)
Civil Parish	CANVEY ISLAND, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX

Type and Period

FINDSPOT (Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 10001 BC)

Description

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: A Palaeolithic handaxe and two flakes were found at Canvey Island in 1981 in an area of Marine or Estuarine Alluvium geology. <1> - <3>

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<1> SEX27220 MENTION: Southend Museum. 1988. SMR Index Sheet TQ78SE. 10.
<2> SEX75762 Report: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No. 1. p.134.
<3> SEX1628 Monograph: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. The Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p.328.

Related Events (1)

Non-Archaeological Intervention: Chance find by unknown at Canvey Island, 1981 (EEX62696)

Other References

Old SMR Number: TQ78-107
NRHE identifier: 1143787
National Monuments Record: TQ 78 SE 46

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