Monument record MNL 056 - South of Fifty Farm, Mildenhall
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Summary
Bronze basal looped spearhead with lozenge sectioned blade mid-rib.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 6599 7552 (50m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL67NE |
| Civil Parish | MILDENHALL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
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Full Description
Bronze basal looped spearhead with lozenge sectioned blade mid-rib. Extensive hammer marks beside mid-rib. Slight edge bevel apparent in places. Slight damage probably recent. Fragment of wood in socket. Length 17.85 cms (S6).
Group I basal looped spearhead of late MBA to LBA I (S4). Wood in socket identified by BSEMH as `probably oak' (S6,S9). Found after ploughing (S5, S6,S9,S10).
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Sources/Archives (11)
- <S1> SSF55940 Article in serial: Smedley, Norman & Owles, Elizabeth. 1960. Archaeology in Suffolk, 1960.
- <S2> SSF4195 Article in serial: Cra'Ster M D. 1960. A Bronze Age spear from Mildenhall. Cra'Ster M D, A BA spear from Mildenhall, PCAS, 54, 1960, 127, (ill).
- <S3> SSF5644 Bibliographic reference: Edwardson A R. 1968. Bronze Age Metalwork in Moyses Hall Museum.
- <S4> SSF17816 Bibliographic reference: Rowlands M J. 1976. The Organisation of Middle Bronze Age Metalworking. (2), 394, (ill).
- <S5> SSF15672 Article in serial: Pendleton C F. 1979. A catalogue of the Prehistoric metalwork from West Row.
- <S6> SSF15861 Unpublished document: Pendleton C F. The Distribution of BA Metalwork in NW Suffolk, BA Dissertation, Nottingham 1985.
- <S7> SSF3395 Bibliographic reference: CBA. 1960. Group 7 Bulletin 7.
- <S8> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card late MBA, 1960.
- <S9> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL67NE25, (map).
- <S10> SSF11207 Cartographic materials: MIHLM. 6 inch record map.
- <S11> SSF59754 Map: 1846. Gipping Tithe Map.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Dec 11 2020 10:24AM