Monument record MNL 023 - Peartree Farm; Cooks Drove, West Row Fen; F5a & F6; OS Field 0031 (Neo)
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Summary
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
Concentrated scatter of occupation debris, including worked flint and stone, burnt flint and split bone, over sand ridges in area of hummock and hollow micro-relief. Finds between 1965-1987 by C F Pendleton and Patrick Norman on ploughsoil surface. Neo material includes flint laurel leaf (catalogue number A61), leaf arrowheads (A156, A157), triangular arrowheads (A128, A148?),a worked blade with silica lustre (I61), parts of polished flint (B55. B56 reworked, B60) and stone axes (B5, B57 reworked & A34 in P Normans collection)(including one sectioned stone axe, S149, ophitic gabbro), a stone polisher (H59), half a stone `hammer' with hourglass perforation and a semi perforated ? hammer (K32) of garnetiferous amphibolite (S138)(S5)(S6). Also a polished edged knife (I65) and a ?waster of jet (K76)
Includes laurel leaf, bifacially worked in perfect condition, 6.0cm long x4. 3cms wide, recorded incompletely as from (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s)(S2) (S3) (S4). Correct map reference (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s).
The findspot of (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s) recorded for a fragment of polished flint axe (S1) is incorrect. For correct location see MNL 222.
Also polished stone axe (B36) of group VII (S6, S141), found in a potato harvester, believed to be from this field (S5).
See also BA and Mes.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <S1> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Archaeol in Suff 1967, PSIA, 31, 1967, (1), 80.
- <S2> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card Neo, 1969.
- <S3> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Archaeol in Suff 1969, PSIA, 31, 1969, (3), 324.
- <S4> SSF3419 (No record type): CBA, Group 7, Bulletin 16, 1969, 15.
- <S5> SSF15678 Unpublished document: Pendleton C F. 1987. Catalogue of finds and findspots,1965-1987, unpublished. Pendleton C F, Catalogue of finds and findspots, 1965-1987, unpublished.
- <S6> SSF3432 (No record type): CBA, RR, 67, Stone Axe Studies, 2, 181, nos. 136, 141 and 149.
Finds (9)
- FSF14729: (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- FSF14730: LEAF ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- FSF14731: WORKED OBJECT (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- FSF14732: POLISHER (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- FSF14733: POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- FSF14734: POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- FSF14735: PERFORATED OBJECT (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- FSF14736: TRIANGULAR ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- FSF14737: POLISHED KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Apr 21 2020 2:52PM