Monument record WSW 006 - South of Crooked Chimney Row, West Stow, (Mesolithic-Bronze Age)
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Summary
1970s? Flint scatter, including scrpaers, microliths and arrowheads,
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 813 707 (72m by 87m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL87SW |
| Civil Parish | WEST STOW, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
1970s? Flint scatter, including scrpaers, microliths and arrowheads, (S1, S2)
Details as the exact date of the fieldwalking have not been located (02/07/2020). Whilst originally identified as exclusively Mesolithic, alongside a Mesolithic componement there are Neolithic and possible Early Bronze Age forms suggesting a mixed assemblage, (S3).
See also Iron Age, Saxon, Medieval records and WSW 005 immediately to the West.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files.
- <S1> SSF59672 Excavation archive: SAU? Pieksma, E.. 1970s?. WSW 006 finds and details..
- <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 1204.
- <S3> SSF59348 Personal Correspondence: Cutler, Hannah. 2019. Personal Observations as part of the Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods project.
Finds (12)
- FSF11818: TRANSVERSE ARROWHEAD (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF51380: BLADE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 9000 BC? to 1501 BC?)
- FSF51381: FLAKE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 9000 BC? to 1501 BC?)
- FSF51382: RETOUCHED BLADE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 9000 BC? to 1501 BC?)
- FSF51383: SCRAPER (TOOL) (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 9000 BC? to 1501 BC?)
- FSF51384: CONVEX END SCRAPER (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 9000 BC? to 1501 BC?)
- FSF51385: CORE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 9000 BC? to 1501 BC?)
- FSF51386: CORE REJUVINATION FLAKE = CORE TABLET (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 9000 BC? to 1501 BC?)
- FSF51387: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER? (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 1501 BC?)
- FSF51388: ROD MICROLITH? (Late Mesolithic - 7000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF51389: OBLIQUELY BLUNTED/PARTIALLY BACKED MICROLITH? (Early Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 8000 BC?)
- FSF51390: MICROLITH? (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Jul 3 2020 2:04PM