Monument record BRD 078 - 'Small Field'; 'Lower Field' (BA)

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Summary

Large scatter of worked flint mainly Neo & EBA.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 7654 8688 (215m by 128m)
Map sheet TL78NE
Civil Parish BRANDON, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

1991: flint barbed and tanged arrowhead, one barb missing. Found on surface while metal detecting. (S1)

Feb 2005: large scatter of worked flint from Upper Palaeoplithic/Early Mesolithic to EBA, mainly Neo & EBA. Also 3 sherds hand-made pottery. Details in (S2).

Oct 2005: further flints plus beaker body sherd - details in finds report filed as BRD 087.

Occasional Medieval & Post Medieval finds.

2008: round scraper, tortoise core? & possible flaked axe flake (S2).

Also see Mesolithic record.

Part of larger scatter - also see BRD 087, 146 & 162.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> (No record type): West T, 1991.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: finds report, sketch.
  • <S2> Finds Report: Plouviez, J.. 1995. SCCAS Finds Record:. Pendleton C (Sccas), 2005 & 2008.

Finds (4)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 17 2020 10:47AM

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