Neolithic polished flint axe, Near Lawford (EHER 2698)

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Summary

Neolithic polished flint axe found, now held in Colchester Museum. It measures 5.7 inches long.

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Grid reference	TM 08 30 (point)
Civil Parish	LAWFORD, TENDRING, ESSEX

Type and Period

FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)

Description

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import. A Neolithic polished flint axe found at Lawford (TM 0830), length 5.7 inches long. It is now in Colchester Museum; No. 1059. <1> - <4>

Finds

POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)

Sources

<1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
<2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM03SE11, 1954.
<3> SEX8175 LIST: Unknown. 1906. List of Additions to the Museum. p 16.
<4> SEX10 Artifact: Colchester Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Colchester Museum. Acc No 1059.06.

Related Events (1)

Non-Archaeological Intervention: Chance find by unknown person, Lawford, in or prior to 1906 (EEX62398)

Other References

Old SMR Number: TM03
NRHE identifier: 386576
National Monuments Record: TM 03 SE 11

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