Monument record MNL 046 - Hayland Drove, West Row Fen; F22a, Mildenhall, (Mesolithic)

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Summary

Broken microlith (catalogue number E 143) and thin scatter of possibly Mesolithic worked flint, characteristically patinated pale blue/grey, found amongst mainly Neolithic/Bronze Age scatter.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 6541 7709 (117m by 122m) Centred on
Map sheet TL67NE
Civil Parish MILDENHALL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

1965-1987: Broken microlith (catalogue number E 143) and thin scatter of possibly Mesolithic worked flint, characteristically patinated pale blue/grey, found amongst mainly Neolithic/Bronze Age scatter (S1). Further Mesolithic material on most surrounding sand hillocks.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> 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 1100.
  • <S2> Unpublished document: Pendleton C F. 1987. Catalogue of finds and findspots,1965-1987, unpublished.
  • <S3> Digital archive: Jacobi, R.. 2014. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Lithic Artefact (PaMELA) database. 11649, 11411.

Finds (4)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 31 2020 2:42PM

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