Neolithic polished sandstone axe, Grays (EHER 1662)

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Summary

Butt end of polished sandstone axe reworked at fractured end, found near Grays.

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Grid reference	TQ 61 78 (point)
Unitary Authority	THURROCK, ESSEX

Type and Period

FINDSPOT (Late Neolithic - 2900 BC to 2201 BC)

Description

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import. The butt end of a Neolithic polished sandstone axe with some reworking at the fractured end, was found near Grays". <1> <2> It dates to the late Neolithic. <3> In Colchester Museum Accession No. 3394.16. <4>

Finds

POLISHED AXEHEAD (Late Neolithic - 2900 BC to 2201 BC)

Sources

<1> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TQ67NW36, 1978.
<2> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
<3> SEX5955 Report: Colchester Museum. 1916. Colchester Museum Report. p9.
<4> SEX10 Artifact: Colchester Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Colchester Museum. Acc No 3394.16.

Related Events (1)

Non-Archaeological Intervention: Chance find by unknown person, near Grays, Thurrock, unknown date (EEX62891)

Other References

Old SMR Number: TQ67
NRHE identifier: 413545
National Monuments Record: TQ 67 NW 36

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