Palaeolithic handaxe and flake, Martin's gravel pit, field opposite the Royal Oak public house (EHER 13618)

A Palaeolithic handaxe and Levallois flake were found at Martin's Gravel Pit, Great Stambridge, in an area of Terrace 1 sand and Gravel geology.

End of polished axe, and end scraper. Either Neolithic or Bronze Age. Described in original EHER paper record as Palaeolithic implements. <1> <2> The circumstances of discovery are unknown. Note: Due to an error in transcribing information from the paper records into the EHER database, the finds recorded here were misconstrued as Neolithic. They are in fact Palaeolithic, is as confirmed by sources <1> and <2>. The 'Neolithic' attribution is an error. NRHE data transfer, 419150: Neolithic polished axe and an end scraper found in Martin's gravel pit in 1924. <1> Note: This NRHE record appears to have been created using the error in the EHER record, which incorrectly attributes a Neolithic date to the Palaeolithic finds. It is also in error, but has been included here for completeness. A record with the correct date attributed to the finds also exists in the NRHE database and is included below. NRHE data transfer, 1145534: A Palaeolithic handaxe and Levallois flake were found at Martin's Gravel Pit, Great Stambridge, in an area of Terrace 1 sand and Gravel geology. <3> <4> <5> English Rivers Palaeolithic Project ID: LTV 6/1