Palaeolithic hand-axe and associated flints, Sockett's Heath Pit, Grays (EHER 1703)
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Summary
A Palaeolithic hand-axe and associated flints were found at Sockett's Heath Pit.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 623 792 (point) |
|---|---|
| Unitary Authority | THURROCK, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Palaeolithic hand-axe and associated flints found. <1> <2> <3>
No new information from NRHE
Possibly elephant remains with flints associated. <2> - <5>
Finds in British Museum. <6>
Wymer refers to a find from Socketts Heath Pit in Colchester Museum and says the pit is unlocated. Presumably this is the site? Find is a "slightly rolled rough ovate hand-axe (FK 15cm)". Palaeolithic finds abundant at Socketts Heath, according to <7> <8> <9>
Site Assessment = Accession number for Colchester Museum and British Museum finds?
Desk based assessment for Barratt Eastern Counties or development at 157 Southern Road, Grays. The site was assessed as being archaeologically sensitive, especially for prehistoric material though map sources suggest quarrying in the early 20th century. <10>
Additional reference <11> <12> <13>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TQ67NW50, 1978.
- <2> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <3> SEX6057 LIST: Thurrock Museum. unknown. Thurrock Museum Register.
- <4> SEX6137 Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. CBA Research Report. No 8p62.
- <5> SEX6056 DESC TEXT: Panorama. unknown. Panorama. Vol 3.
- <6> SEX2415 Artifact: Unknown. unknown. ARTEFACT BM.
- <8> SEX1628 Monograph: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. The Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p. 313.
- <9> SEX6139 DESC TEXT: Dewey, H., Bromehead, C.E.N. and Dines, H.G.. 1924. The Geology of the Country around Dartford. pp. 90-111.
- <10> SEX63759 DESC TEXT: Heppell, E.. 2003. 157 Southend Road, Grays, Essex.
- <11> SEX10 Artifact: Colchester Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Colchester Museum.
- <12> SEX10099 Serial: Wymer, J.J. and Bonsall, C.J. (eds). 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic sites in England and Wales, with a gazetteer of Upper Palaeolithic sites in England and Wales. 20. p 62.
- <13> SEX75762 Report: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No. 1. p. 132.
Related Events (2)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ67-015
- NRHE identifier: 413559
- National Monuments Record: TQ 67 NW 50
- NRHE identifier: 1145076
- National Monuments Record: TQ 67 NW 100