Poorly Located Find Spot record MNL 857 - Mildenhall General, (Palaeolithic Items in The British Museum)

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Summary

11 hand-axes (1 twisted ovate), 3 flakes, 5 palaeoliths in Sturge Collection at British Museum. Formerly recorded as MNL MISC

Location

Grid reference	TL 72 75 (point)
Map sheet	TL77NW
Civil Parish	MILDENHALL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

SITE (Acheulean - 531000 BC? to 298000 BC?)

Full Description

Pre 1911: Palaeolithic finds in the British Museum, (S1)

Pre 1919: 11 hand-axes (1 twisted ovate), 3 flakes, 5 palaeoliths in Sturge Collection at British Museum, (S2)

Formerly recorded as MNL MISC

Likley from Warren Hill, (MNL 001)?

Sources/Archives (3)

<S1> SSF54455 Bibliographic reference: 1911. Victoria County History, Suffolk (VCH). 260.
<S2> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card Mildenhall General.
<S3> SSF59351 Digital archive: Wymer, J.J.. 1999. The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPs) The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPS). 22896.

Finds (4)

FSF3227: HANDAXE (Acheulean - 531000 BC? to 298000 BC?)
FSF3228: LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC? to 9400 BC?)
FSF50890: TWISTED OVATE HANDAXE (Acheulean - 531000 BC? to 298000 BC?)
FSF50891: FLAKE (Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC? to 9400 BC?)

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Record last edited

Jul 16 2020 3:53PM