Site Event/Activity record ECC1796 - Neolithic axe findspot, Colchester, 1977

Location

Location East Street, Colchester
Grid reference TM 0094 2539 (point)
Map sheet TM02NW
County ESSEX
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Unknown

Date

1977

Map

Description

A polished Neolithic axe was found near TM009253, East Street. The relevant OS card is missing from the museum files, also the object is apparently in the Museum collection but was not flagged up in the search through the accession registers, nor is the accession number given on the SMR record. <1><2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Index: Essex County Council. 1972. Colchester SMR (computer). 2540.
  • <2> Index: Ordnance Survey. 1876. Ordnance Survey Cards. TM02NW71OS.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Neolithic axe, East Street, Colchester (Find Spot)

Record last edited

Feb 9 2016 10:52AM

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