Monument record WTM 040 - Wortham Ling, Wortham, (Terminal Palaeolithic-Mesolithic)
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Summary
1980s-1990s: Large amount of Mesolithic flint work from Wortham Ling including long blade industry ofTerminal Palaeolithic/early Mesolithic date. Also Late Mesolithic Microliths (30+).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 08733 79853 (334m by 226m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM07NE |
| Civil Parish | WORTHAM, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
1980s-1990s: Large amount of Mesolithic flint work from Wortham Ling including long blade industry ofTerminal Palaeolithic/early Mesolithic date. Also Late Mesolithic Microliths (30+).
1996: further finds of blades.
See WTM 034 for Med Green and general Prehistoric record.
Also see WTM 043 for further finds of Terminal Palaeolithic to Later Prehistoric flint finds
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SSF59353 Digital archive: Jacobi, R.. 2014. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Lithic Artefact (PaMELA) database. 11676?.
- <S1> SSF59681 Excavation archive: Various. Various. Wortham Ling WTM 040, Folder.
- <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.. M 1228, P236.
Finds (9)
- FSF30436: BURIN? (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) to Late Mesolithic - 9700 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF30437: BLADE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC? to 9400 BC?)
- FSF30438: SINGLE PLATFORM BLADE CORE (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF51422: CONVEX BACKED POINT MICROLITH (Late Mesolithic - 7000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF51423: OBLIQUELY BLUNTED/PARTIALLY BACKED MICROLITH (Late Mesolithic - 7000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF51424: MICRO SCALENE TRIANGULAR MICROLITH (Late Mesolithic - 7000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF51425: ROD MICROLITH (Late Mesolithic - 7000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF51426: MICROLITH WITH INVERSE BASAL RETOUCH (Late Mesolithic - 7000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF51427: LANCEOLATE MICROLITH (Late Mesolithic - 7000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
Record last edited
Mar 11 2021 2:28PM