Find Spot record UFF 001 - North of crossroad between bypass and Melton - Woodbridge roads
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Summary
Flint flake implement with "battered back", found North of crossroad between by-pass and Melton - Woodbridge roads (S1).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 289 523 (101m by 100m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM25SE |
| Civil Parish | UFFORD, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
1948? Flint flake implement with "battered back", found North of crossroad between by- pass and Melton - Woodbridge roads (S1).
No Further details. Palaeolithic identification uncertain. There is a gravel pit to the East on the first edition Ordnance Survey Map which may be the source of the find, (S2)
Jacobi regards this as a Mesolithic microlith (S3).
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card 1948-218, 1948.
- <S2> SSF59348 Personal Correspondence: Cutler, Hannah. 2019. Personal Observations as part of the Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods project.
- <S3> SSF59353 Digital archive: Jacobi, R.. 2014. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Lithic Artefact (PaMELA) database. 11277.
- <S4> 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.. P 228.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Sep 17 2020 4:08PM