Poorly Located Find Spot record MNL 978 - Beck Row General, Mildenhall, (Palaeolithic)
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Summary
Palaeolithic flint implements from Beck Row in various museums. Formerly recorded as MNL MISC
Location
| Grid reference | TL 72 75 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL77NW |
| Civil Parish | MILDENHALL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
| Civil Parish | Beck Row, Holywell Row and Kenny Hill, Forest Heath, Suffolk |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Palaeolithic flint implements from Beck Row.
Ipswich Museum: 1920-77.3 thin elliptical implement, ex Owers Collection, NFL No.5, ex Layard Collection.
Ashmolean Museum: 1 hand-axe.
British Museum & Cambridge Museum: 6 hand-axes.
Mildenhall Museum: ovate hand-axe, 9.5 cm long, sharp but worn, white patina over dendritic blue. Probably a genuine surface discovery.
Formerly recorded as MNL MISC
Sources/Archives (5)
- <S1> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card 1920-77.ext.
- <S2> SSF17674 Bibliographic reference: Roe, Derek.. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower & Middle Palaeolithic sites.
- <S3> SSF50084 Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. 84.
- <S4> SSF11288 Unpublished document: Mildenhall Musem. Catalogue. MIHLM, catalogue.
- <S5> SSF59351 Digital archive: Wymer, J.J.. 1999. The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPs) The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPS). 22896, 22891.
Finds (3)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 3 2020 10:02AM