Neolithic polished flint axe, vicinity of Great Bromley (EHER 2323)

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Summary

A Neolithic polished flint axe was found at Great Bromley, before 1926.

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Grid reference	TM 08 26 (point)
Civil Parish	GREAT BROMLEY, TENDRING, ESSEX

Type and Period

FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)

Description

Neolithic polished flint axe about 5 inches long, found about 1910. <1> <2> <3> NRHE data import: A Neolithic polished flint axe, length nearly 5 inches, was "found about 40 years ago" prior to 1926 at Great Bromley. <3> Neolithic or Early Bronze Age polished flint axe. Length 109mm (4 inches and 5/16ths). Found about 40 years ago at Great Bromley. Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Purchased by Colchester Museum in 1925. <3> The three entries above relate to a single object and all are included for clarity.

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POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)

Sources

<1> SEX15 DESC TEXT: Priddy, D.A.. unknown. SMR.
<2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM02NE10, 1951.
<3> SEX8120 DESC TEXT: Colchester Museum. 1926. Colchester Museum Report. p.7, plate I.

Related Events (1)

Non-Archaeological Intervention: Chance find by unknown person, Great Bromley, Tendring, prior to 1926 (EEX62122)

Other References

Old SMR Number: TM02
NRHE identifier: 386168
National Monuments Record: TM 02 NE 10

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