Find Spot record CAM 027 - Field 7600, Cavenham, Euston to Cambridge mains water pipeline (Mesolithic)
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 7673 7110 (348m by 602m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL77SE |
| Civil Parish | CAVENHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
February 1991: fieldwalking assessment prior to insertion of water pipeline located relatively continuous scatter of Mesolithic worked flint from TL 7687 7133 merging into Mesolithic scatter CAM 011.
Crosses line of Black Ditches (CAM 001) and Neolithic (?) flint scatter, CAM 022. Mesolithic finds, mostly patinated, include a microlith from TL 7684 7126, 65 flakes, 6 cores, 36 blades and a scraper. Other, unpatinated, flints including some of possible Mesolithic date, see Neo. Also some fire cracked flints (S1 & S2).
Monitoring of soil strip did not produce finds or features.
See also Neolithic, Bronze Age and Saxon records.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <S1> SSF20841 Excavation archive: Tester, A. 1992. Euston to Cambridge mains water pipeline.
- <S2> SSF53731 Unpublished document: Caruth, J.. 1995. Archaeological Report, Euston to Cambridge Water Mains Pipeline.
- <S3> 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 924.
Finds (5)
- FSF11933: MICROLITH (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF11934: FLAKE (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF49565: CORE (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF49566: BLADE (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF49567: SCRAPER (TOOL) (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Interpretation: Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods (ESF26899)
- Event - Intervention: Monitoring, Field 7600, Cavenham, Euston to Cambridge mains water pipeline (Mesolithic) (ESF26926)
- Event - Intervention: Systematic Fieldwalking, Field 7600, Cavenham, Euston to Cambridge mains water pipeline (Mesolithic) (ESF26925)
Record last edited
Dec 4 2019 2:50PM