Monument record MNL 130 - Cooks Drove, West Row Fen; F2a; OS Field 0065, Mildenhall, (Mesolithic)
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Summary
Scatter of Mesolithic blades etc.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 6596 7762 (136m by 113m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL67NE |
| Civil Parish | MILDENHALL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
1965-1987:Scatter of Mesolithic blades etc., amongst dense scatters of Neolithic & Bronze Age material, found fieldwalking by C Pendleton between 1965 and 1986 on slight sandy ridge in plough soil. Finds include at least 8 microliths, including points, truncated and backed examples and two hourglass perforated hammers, one unfinished (S1).
1977: Part excavation of Bronze Age site located further flint artefacts including microliths (S2).
See also Neolithic & Bronze Age.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <S1> SSF15678 Unpublished document: Pendleton C F. 1987. Catalogue of finds and findspots,1965-1987, unpublished.
- <S2> SSF38965 Excavation archive: Martin E. Unknown. Cooks Drove, West Row Fen; F2a; OS Field 0065, Mildenhall?. Excavation archive: summary report, letters, finds lists, plans, drawing,.
- <S3> 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 1103.
Finds (3)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Interpretation: Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods (ESF26899)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation, Cooks Drove, West Row Fen; F2a; OS Field 0065, Mildenhall, (Ref: SAU (Martin E A)) (ESF15159)
- Event - Intervention: Systematic Fieldwalking Survey, Cooks Drove, West Row Fen; F2a; OS Field 0065, Mildenhall (Ref: Pendleton C) (ESF17057)
Record last edited
Apr 24 2020 12:02PM