Neolithic flint axe, Elmstead Hall (EHER 2375)

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Summary

A Neolithic flint axe, polished at cutting end, found at Elmstead Hall in 1896.

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Grid reference	Centred TM 063 259 (188m by 216m)
Civil Parish	ELMSTEAD, TENDRING, ESSEX

Type and Period

FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)

Description

A Neolithic flint axe, polished at cutting end, found at Elmstead Hall in 1896. <1> <2>

Finds

POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)

Sources

--- SEX57619 Photograph: Unknown. unknown. unknown.
<1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
<2> SEX10 Artifact: Colchester Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Colchester Museum. Acc No 58.

Related Events (1)

Non-Archaeological Intervention: Chance find by unknown person, Elmstead Hall, Elmstead, 1896 (EEX62139)

Other References

Old SMR Number: TM02-010

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