Monument record MNL 005 - King's Site, Wilde Street, Mildenhall, (Palaeolithic)
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 7047 7938 (50m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL77NW |
| Civil Parish | MILDENHALL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
1962-1964 A very prolific tool site with half-moon shaped structural marks and stake-holes clearly visible, was discovered after several thousands of flint artefacts were found while ploughing at King Farm, Beck Row. Originally considered Upper Palaeolithic (S1), then Mesolithic (S5), then Terminal Palaeolithic, (S10).
For a list of artefacts and their locations, see Wymer (S5).
1987: A few flint blades of similar type to those listed in (S5) were located fieldwalking during Fenland Survey by C Pendleton in 1987 (details not yet available).
Photos, letters & various manuscripts relating to pottery and flints from Kelly's King site excavations in Cambridge University Museum archive (S8).
See also Neolithic, Bronze Age & Roman records.
Sources/Archives (13)
- <S1> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL77NW32, (map).
- <S2> SSF55974 Article in serial: Owles, E. J. and N. Smedley. 1962. Archaeology in Suffolk, 1962.
- <S3> SSF55969 Article in serial: Owles, E. & Smedley, N.. 1963. Archaeology in Suffolk, 1963. XXIX 3.
- <S4> SSF56120 Article in serial: Owles, E. J. and N. Smedley. 1964. Archaeology in Suffolk, 1964. XXX.1, pp. 116–123..
- <S5> SSF23378 Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J. & Bonsall, C.J.. 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic sites in England and Wales, CBA Research Report 20. 261.
- <S6> SSF3415 Bibliographic reference: CBA. 1962. Group 7 Bulletin, 9, 1962, 9. CBA, Group 7 Bulletin, 9, 1962, 9.
- <S7> SSF3397 Bibliographic reference: CBA. 1963. Group 7 Bulletin, 10, 1963, 7. CBA, Group 7 Bulletin, 10, 1963, 7.
- <S8> SSF3079 Unpublished document: Cambridge University Museum,. Suffolk Archive. Cambridge University Museum, Ms, Suffolk archive.
- <S9> SSF11325 Unpublished document: Mildenhall Musem. Various. Kings site I, Letters & documentation, various dates, held in MIHLM, unpublished. MIHLM, letters & documentation, various dates, held in MIHLM, unpublished.
- <S10> 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 209.
- <S11> SSF59353 Digital archive: Jacobi, R.. 2014. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Lithic Artefact (PaMELA) database. 11495, 285, 286, 255.
- <S12> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
- <S12> SSF6326 Excavation archive: Pendleton C. 1990. Fenland Survey Archive.
Finds (9)
- FSF11096: LONG BLADE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC? to 9400 BC?)
- FSF11097: MICROBURIN (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF11098: MICROLITH? (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF11099: BURIN (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC? to 9400 BC?)
- FSF50811: CORE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC? to 9400 BC?)
- FSF50812: BRUISED BLADE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC? to 9400 BC?)
- FSF50814: FLAKE (Upper Palaeolithic - 42000 BC? to 9400 BC?)
- FSF50816: SCRAPER (TOOL) (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF51510: CRESTED BLADE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC? to 9400 BC?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Interpretation: Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods (ESF26899)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation, King's Site, Wilde Street, Mildenhall, (Ref: Kelly Col T C) (ESF15187)
- Event - Intervention: Systematic Fieldwalking Survey, Fenland (Ref: Fenland Survey (Master Event() (ESF27811)
Record last edited
Jan 26 2021 2:41PM