Monument record MNL 227 - Findspot of a Bronze-Age bullet-shaped bone tool.
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Summary
Pointed `bullet' shaped bone tool with circular, hollow, section with 2 perforations near base, similar to that from MNL 042 (R2 fig 12.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 6547 7743 (50m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL67NE |
| Civil Parish | MILDENHALL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Pointed `bullet' shaped bone tool with circular, hollow, section with 2 perforations near base, similar to that from MNL 042 (R2 fig 12.1). Found by (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s) on weathered field surface in 1970's (S1).
A similar, although larger, specimen in Peterborough Museum is recorded by Rowlands and considered to be a small pointed spear ferrule (R1). Probably part of scatter MNL 043/MNL 051.
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 SSF15678 Unpublished document: Pendleton C F. 1987. Catalogue of finds and findspots,1965-1987, unpublished. Pendleton C F, Catalogue of Finds & Findspots, 1965-1987, unpublished.
- <R1> SSF17816 Bibliographic reference: Rowlands M J. 1976. The Organisation of Middle Bronze Age Metalworking. 395.
- <R2> SSF3522 (No record type): Clark J G D, `Report on a late BA site at Mildenhall Fen, W Suffolk', Antiq Journ, 16, 1936, 29-50, .
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 14 2020 10:59AM