Monument record BXT 012 - Braggon's Farm, Boxted, (Mesolithic).
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TL 831 498 (557m by 164m) |
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Map sheet | TL84NW |
Civil Parish | BOXTED, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Finds made over a number of years on farmland (S1):
Flint tranchet axe, 17.5cm long x 5cm wide x 3.7cm thick, partly cortical; crude, heavy flaking. Made out of a large heavy flake. Mottled light & dark grey flint.
Flint core, almost perfect pyramid, sub-rectangular platform 7.8 x 6.5cm, 7.8cm long tapering to a sharp point. Blade flakes removed from nearly all round single platform. Black flint, unpatinated - fresh looking, ? if not a piece of Med flushwork knapping, but no mortar adhering.
Small pyramidal core, single platform, small blades removed all round, pointed base. Platform 2.5 x 3.1cm, 2.6cm long. Slight blueish patination on black flint.
Small flaked axe, ? of tranchet type. 8.6cm long x 3.5cm wide x 2.6cm thick. Mottled grey & white flint, slight iron staining.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Feb 10 2020 10:11AM