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Monument record BIL 002 - Danford Field, Bildeston, (Mesolithic).

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Summary

Tranchet axe, microlith, micro-burin and several flakes and blades.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TL 9924 4890 (101m by 100m) Centred on
Map sheet	TL94NE
Civil Parish	BILDESTON, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

FLINT SCATTER (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)

Full Description

1975: Tranchet axe, microlith, micro-burin and several flakes and blades (S1-S3). Found in Danford Field, north of pasture land known as Cullers Fen.

Sources/Archives (3)

<S1> SSF56043 Article in serial: Owles, E. J.. 1975. Archaeology in Suffolk, 1975. XXXIII.3, pp. 322–328..
<S2> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL94NE12.
<S3> 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 891.

Finds (4)

FSF6748: TRANCHET AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
FSF6749: BLADE (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
FSF6750: MICROLITH (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
FSF6751: MICROBURIN (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)

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Record last edited

Dec 5 2019 1:51PM

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