Monument record MNL 012 - Phillips II, Wilde Street, Mildenhall, (Mesolithic)
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Summary
Flint scatter found in excavation of Bronze Age site and termed late Palaeolithic by excavator, Some Mesolithic material present.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 7034 7904 (51m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL77NW |
| Civil Parish | MILDENHALL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
1964: Found in excavation of Bronze Age site and termed late Palaeolithic by excavator (S2). Material from `Phillips II' classified by Wymer 1977 as Mesolithic, consisted of: 11 cores (some large), 12 blades or flakes unretouched, 16 scrapers, 3 gravers, 3 micro-burins, 9 microliths (all in BM)(S3).
This is clearly a chronologically mixed assemblage. The identifiable material is mainly Terminal Palaeolithic or Mesolithic. However the presence of backed pieces and broader tool type categories could suggest earlier Late Upper Palaeolithic (Post Glacial) Material also present..
Photos, letters & various manuscripts relating to pottery & flints from Kelly's Phillips site excavations in Cambridge University Museum archive (S4).
See also Bronze Age record.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <S1> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL77NW34.
- <S2> SSF10177 Article in serial: Kelly Col T C. 1967. A Series of Late Middle Bronze Age sites, Wilde Street, Mildenhall.
- <S3> SSF23378 Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J. & Bonsall, C.J.. 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic sites in England and Wales, CBA Research Report 20. 261.
- <S4> SSF3079 Unpublished document: Cambridge University Museum,. Suffolk Archive. Cambridge University Museum, Ms, Suffolk archive.
- <S5> 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 210.
- <S6> SSF59353 Digital archive: Jacobi, R.. 2014. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Lithic Artefact (PaMELA) database. 325, 3569-3572,3574,3577-3581,3584,3586,3592,3593,3602,3607,3553-3559,3561,3518,3519,3521,3522,3536.
- <S6> SSF59353 Digital archive: Jacobi, R.. 2014. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Lithic Artefact (PaMELA) database. 3538-3549,3552,3562,3565,3566,3568,11320,11513.
- <S8> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
Finds (30)
- FSF50820: MICROLITH (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC? to 9400 BC?)
- FSF50821: MICROLITH (Late Mesolithic - 7000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF50822: MICRO SCALENE TRIANGULAR MICROLITH (Late Mesolithic - 7000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF50823: CRESTED BLADE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) to Late Mesolithic - 9700 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF50824: LONG BLADE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC to 9400 BC)
- FSF50825: LONG BLADE CORE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC to 9400 BC)
- FSF50827: CYLINDRICAL BLADE CORE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) to Late Mesolithic - 9700 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF50828: MULTIPLE PLATFORM BLADE CORE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) to Late Mesolithic - 9700 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF50829: CORE REJUVINATION FLAKE = CORE TABLET (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- FSF50830: POINT (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF50831: SCRAPER (TOOL) (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) to Late Mesolithic - 9700 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF50832: BLADE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) to Late Mesolithic - 9700 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF50833: BLADELET (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) to Late Mesolithic - 9700 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF50834: NOTCHED BLADE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) to Late Mesolithic - 9700 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF50835: BACKED BLADE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) to Late Mesolithic - 9700 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF50836: NOSED SCRAPER (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) to Late Mesolithic - 9700 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF50837: CONVEX END SCRAPER (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) to Late Mesolithic - 9700 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF50838: SIDE SCRAPER (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) to Late Mesolithic - 9700 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF50839: END SCRAPER (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) to Late Mesolithic - 9700 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF50841: OBLIQUELY BLUNTED/PARTIALLY BACKED MICROLITH (Early Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 8000 BC?)
- FSF50842: RHOMBOID MICROLITH (Early Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 8000 BC?)
- FSF50843: ANIMAL REMAINS (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) to Late Mesolithic - 9700 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF52218: BRUISED BLADE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC to 9400 BC)
- FSF52219: BLADE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC to 9400 BC)
- FSF52220: FLAKE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC to 9400 BC)
- FSF52221: CORE REJUVINATION FLAKE = CORE TABLET (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) to Late Mesolithic - 9700 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF5644: FLAKE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) to Late Mesolithic - 9700 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF5645: MICROLITH (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF5646: MICROBURIN (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF5647: BURIN (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) to Late Mesolithic - 9700 BC? to 4000 BC?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Oct 27 2021 10:42AM