Monument record MNL 023 - Pear Tree Farm, Cooks Drove, West Row Fen; F5a; F6; OS Field 0031, Mildenhall, (Mesolithic)
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Summary
Scatter of worked flints of Mesolithic, Neolithic and Early Bronze Age includes 'obliquely truncated point' (C F Pendleton E153), 'backed microlith' (E157), 'doubly backed microlith' (E158) and a 'burin' (probably also an obliquely truncated point) (E68).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 6623 7744 (134m by 100m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL67NE |
| Civil Parish | MILDENHALL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
1965-1987: Scatter of worked flints of Mes, Neo and EBA includes 'obliquely truncated point' (C F Pendleton E153), 'backed microlith' (E157), 'doubly backed microlith' (E158) and a 'burin' (probably also an obliquely truncated point) (E68). Also half of a shaft-hole hammer (B33)(possibly Neo or EBA) with hourglass perforation (S1).
See also Neo and BA.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <S1> SSF15678 Unpublished document: Pendleton C F. 1987. Catalogue of finds and findspots,1965-1987, unpublished. Pendleton C F, Catalogue of finds and findspots, 1965-1987, unpublished.
- <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 1096.
- <S3> SSF59353 Digital archive: Jacobi, R.. 2014. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Lithic Artefact (PaMELA) database. 11650.
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Apr 21 2020 3:07PM