Monument record WNG 018 - J J Wymer's Site A, Wangford, (Mesolithic-Neolithic?)
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 757 841 (210m by 166m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL78SE |
| Civil Parish | WANGFORD, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Site marked on sketch map as "J J Wymer's Site A" as findspot of backed Mesolithic artefacts (S1).
1988: John Wymer defines area of scatter as centred at TL 75 80 8410 and lists finds collected from this location between circa 1950-1964 as 8 cores, 64 flakes, 83 blades (two 2 cm, thirty one 2-3 cm, thirty 3-4 cm, fourteen 4- 5 cm, four 5-6 cm and two 6-7 cm), 7 proximal blade ends, 14 distal blade ends, 16 middle segments of blade, 6 core preparation or rejuvination flakes, 3 flakes with retouch, 4 'pseudo burins', 2 microlith fragments and 4 micro burin or rod reject pieces (S2).
Pre 1951, also Neolithic material "floor?" and Medieval Pottery? Possibly same as WNG 013? (S5)
Sources/Archives (6)
- <S1> SSF10015 Bibliographic reference: Jacobi, R.. 1984. The Mesolithic of North East Anglia & Contemporary Territories. 47-53.
- <S2> SSF59661 Finds Report: Wymer J J,. 1988. Wangford, Mesolithic Material in Possession of J. J. Wymer, April 1988.
- <S3> SSF59353 Digital archive: Jacobi, R.. 2014. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Lithic Artefact (PaMELA) database. 11635, 11560?.
- <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.. M 1195, M 902?.
- <S5> SSF11248 Cartographic materials: Lady G Briscoe. MIHLM, 6 inch record map.
- <S6> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
Finds (13)
- FSF3207: OBLIQUELY BLUNTED/PARTIALLY BACKED MICROLITH (Early Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 8000 BC?)
- FSF3208: CORE (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF3209: BURIN (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF51334: RHOMBOID MICROLITH (Early Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 8000 BC)
- FSF51335: BACKED BLADE (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF51336: BLADE (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF51337: SCRAPER (TOOL) (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF51338: CORE REJUVINATION FLAKE = CORE TABLET (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF51339: MICROBURIN (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF52189: ROD MICROLITH (Late Mesolithic - 7000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF52190: MICRO SCALENE TRIANGULAR MICROLITH (Late Mesolithic - 7000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF52306: POTTERY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FSF52307: FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Mar 2 2021 12:39PM