Early Bronze Age flint dagger, Near Admirals Park (EHER 714)
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Summary
Early Bronze Ageflint dagger found during gravel digging in around 1881 or 1891 near Admirals Park.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 6954 0729 (point) |
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Type and Period
Description
Early bronze age flint dagger found during gravel digging in around 1891 near Admirals Park. <1> <2> <3>
Illustration, copy of, from <3> is in SMR. <4>
Several worked flints, including an arrowhead, a "Neolithic knife" and spearhead found in gravel pit near Admiral's Park. NGR given as TL 695074. <3> <5> <6>
These finds are now detailed in EHER 82765.
Information from NRHE
An Early Bronze Age flint dagger 6 1/2 ins. (0.165 m) long by 2 1/2 ins. (0.063 m) wide was found during gravel digging in around 1881 near Admirals Park. <7>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL60NE21, 1952.
- <3> SEX2760 Article in serial: Corder, H.. 1882. Stone Implements from neighbourhood of Chelmsford. pp29-30.
- <4> SEX2760 Article in serial: Corder, H.. 1882. Stone Implements from neighbourhood of Chelmsford. Plate II, copy in SMR.
- <5> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL60NE34, 1977.
- <6> SEX2763 DESC TEXT: Challis, F. and Corder, H.. 1887. Essex Naturalist. Vol 1, p16, 92.
- <7> SEX319 Serial: Essex Field Club. 1884. Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society, Series 2, Volume 2. 2(2). p 29, illustration.
Related Events (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL60-034
- NRHE identifier: 375485
- National Monuments Record: TL 60 NE 21