Lower Palaeolithic grey flint axe, Vicinity of Elmstead Market (EHER 2354)

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Summary

A Lower Palaeolithic grey flint axe found near Elmstead Market, donated by M. Pentney. The circumstances and date of the find are unknown.

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Grid reference	TM 06 24 (point)
Civil Parish	ELMSTEAD, TENDRING, ESSEX

Type and Period

FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Bronze Age - 500000 BC to 701 BC)

Description

A Lower Palaeolithic grey flint axe found near Elmstead Market, donated by M. Pentney. <1>-<4> The circumstances and date of the find are unknown. Site Assessment = Accession number?

Finds

AXE (WEAPON) (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Bronze Age - 1000000 BC to 701 BC)

Sources

<1> SEX15 DESC TEXT: Priddy, D.A.. unknown. SMR.
<2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM02SE27, 1977.
<3> SEX2503 Report: Colchester Museum. Colchester Museum Report. p14.
<4> SEX10 Artifact: Colchester Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Colchester Museum.

Related Events (1)

Non-Archaeological Intervention: Chance find by unknown person, Vicinity of Elmstead Market, Tendring, unknown date (EEX61910)

Other References

Old SMR Number: TM02

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