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Palaeolithic grey quartzite handaxe, North End Place (EHER 1079)

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Summary

Grey quartzite, roughly chipped hand-axe, mesuring 6" x 4" x 2 and 1 eigth inches thick (15 x 10 x 5.8 cm thick) was found by the Rev. A. L. Rowe at North End Place, 1 1/2 miles south-west of Felsted in 1853.

Map

Location

Grid reference TL 6668 1837 (point)
Civil Parish GREAT WALTHAM, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

Grey quartzite, roughly chipped hand-axe, 150 x 100 x 58 mm (6" x 4" x 2 1/8 inches) thick. Found by Rev A C Rowe at Northend. Presented to the Evans Collection, AM cat 1836 (AM 1928, 74D). <1> <2> <3> No new information from NRHE.

Finds

Sources

  • <1> DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
  • <2> RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL61NE17.
  • <3> Serial: Essex Archaeological Society. 1930. Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society, Series 2, Volume 19. 2(19). p 247.

Related Events (1)

Other References

  • Old SMR Number: TL61-116
  • NRHE identifier: 375936
  • National Monuments Record: TL 61 NE 17

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