Palaeolithic hand-axe, from the gravel workings east of Barling (EHER 11071)

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Summary

An Acheulian hand-axe found in a gravel pit.

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Grid reference	TQ 9350 8970 (point)
Civil Parish	BARLING MAGNA, ROCHFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

FINDSPOT (Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 10001 BC)

Description

Acheulian hand-axe found in a gravel pit. <1> <2> <3> Not in <4>. NRHE data transfer: no new information.

Finds

HANDAXE (Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 10001 BC)

Sources

<1> SEX74 MENTION: Unknown. unknown. SMR.
<2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TQ98NW50, 1976.
<3> SEX32474 Article in serial: Unknown. 1962. Barling, Baldwins Farm. Council for British Archaeology Group 10 Bulletin. 2. 2.
<4> SEX1628 Monograph: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. The Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia.

Related Events (1)

Non-Archaeological Intervention: Chance find by unknown at the gravel workings east of Barling, possibly in 1960 (EEX63266)

Other References

Old SMR Number: TQ98-006
NRHE identifier: 420441
National Monuments Record: TQ 98 NW 50

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