Poorly Located Monument record CAM 071 - Scatter of post-medieval worked flints, Cavenham Heath

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Summary

Scatter of worked flints, 19th century gunflint waste, and 1 snapped flake, from 'Cavenham Heath, near river' - see details (S1). Formerly recorded as CAM MISC

Location

Grid reference	TL 7600 7200 (point) Poorly located
Map sheet	TL77SE
Civil Parish	CAVENHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Neolithic to 19th century - 4000 BC to 1800 AD)

Full Description

Scatter of worked flints, 19th century gunflint waste, and 1 snapped flake, from 'Cavenham Heath, near river' - see details (S1).
Possibly relate to military camp 1799 CAM 042.
Gun flint manufacturing mentioned from Cavenham in (S2)

Formerly recorded as CAM MISC

Sources/Archives (2)

<S1> SSF50018 Finds Report: Plouviez, J.. 1995. SCCAS Finds Record:. Pendleton C, (SCCAS) 2005.
<S2> SSF50094 Bibliographic reference: Miscellaneous Bibliographic reference. Clarke R, Antiquity 9 1935 38-56.

Finds (3)

FSF32334: LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
FSF32335: GUNFLINT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
FSF32336: MANUFACTURING DEBRIS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 13 2022 3:08PM