Prehistoric flint knife, near Hampton's Barns (EHER 11212)

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Summary

Unidentified flint knife found in 1924.

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Grid reference	TQ 90 91 (point)
Civil Parish	STAMBRIDGE, ROCHFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Bronze Age - 1000000 BC to 701 BC)

Description

Unidentified flint knife found in 1924. <1> - <4> The circumstances of discovery are unknown. NRHE data transfer: no new information. NRHE summary description: 'U' flint knife.

Finds

KNIFE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Bronze Age - 1000000 BC to 701 BC)

Sources

<1> SEX74 MENTION: Unknown. unknown. SMR.
<2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TQ99SW19, 1976.
<3> SEX30165 Article in serial: Pollitt, W.. 1935. The Archaeology of Rochford Hundred and South-East Essex, Vol. 3. Transactions of the Southend-on-Sea and District Antiquarian and Historical Society. 3.1. p.46.
<4> SEX5943 Artifact: Southend Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Southend Museum.

Related Events (1)

Non-Archaeological Intervention: Chance find by unknown near Hampton's Barns, 1924 (EEX63138)

Other References

Old SMR Number: TQ99
NRHE identifier: 420539
National Monuments Record: TQ 99 SW 19

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