Palaeolithic hand-axes, 57 and 67 Sabina Road, Chadwell St Mary (EHER 1732)
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Summary
Pointed Palaeolithic hand-axes found in gardens at 57 (1960's) and 67 (around 1962) Sabina Road. Two more may have been found at number 67 in 1972.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 651 785 (point) |
|---|---|
| Unitary Authority | THURROCK, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Pointed Palaeolithic hand-axes found in gardens at 57 (in the 1960's) and 67 (in around 1962) Sabina Road. Finds inquired into in 1968 but they had gone out of the finders' hands by then. Drawings of the finds by a finder, axes identified as Acheulian by the British Museum on this basis. <2> in <1> <3>
Wymer records at least two hand-axes found in shallow pits in garden at 67 Sabina Road, 1972. Presumably same finds? <4>
Information from NRHE
At least two Palaeolithic handaxes were found by Mr J A Gent in 1972 while undertaking shallow digging in his garden at 67 Sabina Road, Chadwell St Mary. The object was found in an area of Orsett Heath geology. <4> <5>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX6057 LIST: Thurrock Museum. unknown. Thurrock Museum Register.
- <3> SEX6250 Graphic material: Unknown. unknown. Geit, Mr.
- <4> SEX1628 Monograph: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. The Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p306.
- <5> SEX75762 Report: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No. 1. p. 133.
Related Events (3)
- Non-Archaeological Intervention: Chance find by Mr J A Gent, garden of number 67, Sabina Road, Chadwell St Mary, 1972 (EEX62767)
- Non-Archaeological Intervention: Chance find by unknown person, Number 57 Sabina Road, Chadwell St Mary, 1960s (EEX62765)
- Non-Archaeological Intervention: Chance find by unknown person, Number 67 Sabina Road, Chadwell St Mary, 1962 (EEX62766)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ67-036
- NRHE identifier: 1143780
- National Monuments Record: TQ 67 NE 72