Palaeolithic hand axe, West Tilbury (EHER 1778)
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Summary
Palaeolithic hand axe found. Finds by Worthington Smith (not known whether additional). Reference to pits prolific in implements, of which one was here.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 644 760 (point) |
|---|---|
| Unitary Authority | THURROCK, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
Palaeolithic hand axe found at Tilbury. <1> <2>
Finds by Worthington Smith (not known whether additional). Reference to pits prolific in implements, of which one was here. Finds are in Bradford City Art Gallery and Museum. <3> <4> <5>
West Tilbury finds in Luton Museum, 10 retouched flakes, 6 unretouched flakes. <6> <7>
Some pieces in Luton Museum probably really came from Gun Hill, according to Wymer. See TQ67-072, 1786. <8> See TQ67-092, also for mention of 10 flakes in Luton Museum.
Site Assessment: Accession numbers for Luton Museum items?
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TQ67NW72, 1978.
- <2> SEX6057 LIST: Thurrock Museum. unknown. Thurrock Museum Register.
- <3> SEX6137 Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. CBA Research Report. No 8, p66.
- <4> SEX6458 DESC TEXT: Smith. 1894. DESC TEXT by Smith. p214.
- <5> SEX1472 Article in serial: Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. unknown. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol 1, p117.
- <6> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <7> SEX6446 Artifact: Luton Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Luton Museum.
- <8> SEX1628 Monograph: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. The Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p306.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ67-064
- NRHE identifier: 413581