Monument record BRD 146 - 'Middle Field', Brandon, (Mesolithic-Bronze Age-Post Medieval).
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Summary
2005: large group of worked flint, mainly of Neolithic & Early Bronze Age date, though includes some probable Mesolithic & Post Medieval (gunflint production waste).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 76594 86747 (303m by 141m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL78NE |
| Civil Parish | BRANDON, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
2005: large group of worked flint, mainly of Neolithic & Early Bronze Age date, though includes some probable Mesolithic & Post Medieval (gunflint production waste). Details in (S1).
2007: Sub-triangular flint, bifacially worked to a crude point, probably early bronze age, details in (S2).
2008: end scraper & retouched flake (S1).
Part of larger scatter - also see BRD 078, 087 & 162.
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (28)
- FSF31982: CORE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- FSF31983: BLADE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- FSF31984: FLAKE (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF31985: FLAKE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- FSF31986: FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- FSF49819: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- FSF49820: BLADE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FSF49821: BLADELET (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FSF49822: MULTIPLE PLATFORM CORE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- FSF49823: RETOUCHED FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- FSF49824: RETOUCHED FLAKE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 9000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FSF49825: END SCRAPER (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
- FSF49826: FLAKE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Late Bronze Age - 9000 BC to 701 BC)
- FSF49827: FLAKE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF49828: END SCRAPER (Early Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 8000 BC)
- FSF49829: CORE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 9000 BC to 3001 BC)
- FSF49830: END SCRAPER (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 9000 BC to 3001 BC)
- FSF49831: FLAKE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 9000 BC to 3001 BC)
- FSF49832: FLAKE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 9000 BC to 3001 BC)
- FSF49833: RETOUCHED FLAKE (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
- FSF49834: SCRAPER (TOOL) (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
- FSF49835: SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- FSF49836: KNIFE (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- FSF49837: FLAKE (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- FSF49838: END SCRAPER (Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FSF49839: END SCRAPER (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 9000 BC? to 1501 BC?)
- FSF49840: FLAKE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 9000 BC? to 1501 BC?)
- FSF52185: FLAKE (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Interpretation: Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods (ESF26899)
- Event - Intervention: Metal Detecting Use, 'Middle Field', Brandon, (Mesolithic-Bronze Age). (ESF27058)
- Event - Intervention: Metal Detecting Use, 'Middle Field', Brandon, (Mesolithic-Bronze Age). (ESF27059)
- Event - Intervention: Metal Detecting Use, 'Middle Field', Brandon, (Mesolithic-Bronze Age). (ESF27060)
Record last edited
Sep 14 2020 2:45PM