Find Spot record LKD 004 - Lackford Heath General, Lackford (Mesolithic)
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Summary
Scatter of worked mesolithic flint over large area.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 779 711 (1511m by 1241m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL77SE |
| Civil Parish | LACKFORD, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
c. 1947 general finds from "Lackford Heath" (Home Heath and Mill Heath), (S2, S4)
Pre 1977: Scatter of worked flint: two scrapers, three cores, sixteen blades/flakes, (Wymer Collection), (S1).
Area after Billington, (S2, S3)
2015: Mesolithic blade found whilst metal detecting, (S5)
Also Mesolithic finds and potential features from excavation at LKD 007.
Also Iron Age and Roman in this area.
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
- --- SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
- <S1> SSF23378 Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J. & Bonsall, C.J.. 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic sites in England and Wales, CBA Research Report 20. 259.
- <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.. M1051.
- <S3> SSF59348 Personal Correspondence: Cutler, Hannah. 2019. Personal Observations as part of the Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods project.
- <S4> SSF59355 Unpublished document: Todd, K.R.U.. n.d. [1947?]. A Mesolithic Settlement on Lackford Heath.
- <S5> SSF50104 Digital archive: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. Portable Antiquities Database. SF-260BB8.
Finds (11)
- FSF3452: FLAKE (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF49535: SCRAPER (TOOL) (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF49536: CORE (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF49537: BLADE (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF49539: OBLIQUELY BLUNTED/PARTIALLY BACKED MICROLITH (Earlier Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 7000 BC)
- FSF49540: OBLIQUELY BLUNTED/PARTIALLY BACKED MICROLITH (Deepcar Type Mesolithic to Middle Mesolithic - 8700 BC to 7000 BC)
- FSF49541: RHOMBOID MICROLITH (Deepcar Type Mesolithic to Middle Mesolithic - 8700 BC to 7000 BC)
- FSF49542: OBLIQUELY BLUNTED/PARTIALLY BACKED MICROLITH (Deepcar Type Mesolithic to Middle Mesolithic - 8700 BC to 7000 BC)
- FSF49543: BACKED BLADELET (Late Mesolithic - 7000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF49544: MICRO TRANCHET MICROLITH (Late Mesolithic - 7000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF49545: NARROW BLADE MICROLITH (Late Mesolithic - 7000 BC to 4000 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Interpretation: Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods (ESF26899)
- Event - Intervention: Metal Detecting Use, Lackford Heath (ESF28198)
- Event - Intervention: Unsystematic Field Walking Survey? Home Heath, Lackford (Mesolithic) (Wymer Collection). (ESF26907)
- Event - Intervention: Unsystematic Field Walking Survey? Lackford Heath General, Lackford. (ESF26908)
Record last edited
Feb 18 2021 9:56AM