Monument record MDS 136 - South of Ashes Farm, Mendlesham, (Mesolithic).
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Summary
Group of 10 blade flakes found over 5-6 acres, also a scraper made on the bulbar surface of a large broad flake with a reddish-brown colouration (S1).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 109 639 (101m by 100m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM16SW |
| Civil Parish | MENDLESHAM, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Pre 1989: Group of 10 blade flakes found over 5-6 acres, also a scraper made on the bulbar surface of a large broad flake with a reddish-brown colouration (S1).
Part of R Colchester Mendlesham Survey? Source linked attached to record is undetailed.
2006: Flake core found at same spot.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <S1> SSF3847 Source Unchecked: Colchester R. 1989. Unknown Source,. Colchester R, 1989.
- <S2> SSF59354 Bibliographic reference: Billington, L, P.. 2016. Lithic Scatters and Landscape Occupation in the Late Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic: A Case Study from Eastern England.. M 1091.
- <S3> SSF50104 Digital archive: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. Portable Antiquities Database. SF-876721.
Finds (3)
- FSF11013: FLAKE (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF50903: BLADE (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF50904: CORE (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Interpretation: Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods (ESF26899)
- Event - Intervention: Systematic Fieldwalking Survey? South of Ashes Farm, Mendlesham (ESF27784)
- Event - Intervention: Systematic Fieldwalking Survey? South of Ashes Farm, Mendlesham (ESF27785)
Record last edited
May 5 2020 11:20AM