Monument record MNL 124 - Bronze-Age burnt mound. (BA)
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 6574 7557 (50m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL67NE |
| Civil Parish | MILDENHALL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Trial excavation by Colin & Alison Pendleton in 1976 where burnt flint patch with recently disturbed charcoal revealed by ploughing. Excavated trench revealed heat-shattered flint and charcoal of alder, hazel, hawthorn type, oak and probably sloe overlay a dark brown peaty loam formed on chalky drift. Charcoal radiocarbon dated to 3720 +/- 70 bp (HAR -1876)[calibrated to 2275-2035 BC]. Peaty loam interpreted as very disturbed and trampled BA land surface representative of small-scale woodland clearance. This surface was cut by small pits and gullies and a large `cooking pit' (cf MNL 204). Environmental samples taken by E Martin & P Murphy (S1)(S2)(S3)(S4).
Also see MNL 137 for another excavated burnt flint patch.
Notes, drawings and details of excavation are held by C Pendleton (S1).
Also Neo (SF11652).
Sources/Archives (5)
- <S1> SSF15737 (No record type): Pendleton C, 1976.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: details stolen Autumn 1981.
- <S2> SSF11605 (No record type): Murphy P, Environmental Archaeol in E Anglia 1977-1980, A Review, undated, unpublished.
- <S3> SSF11608 (No record type): Murphy P, West Row, Mildenhall, Suffolk (MNL 124), A BA Woodland Clearance, Ancient Monuments Labora.
- <S4> SSF10172 (No record type): Keeley, H.C.M.. Keeley H C M (ed), Environmental Archaeol A Regional Review, DOE, occasional paper 6, 1984, 25-27.
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Aug 19 2013 1:26PM