Monument record LKH 067 - Joist Fen (Neo)
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 6940 8557 (460m by 94m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL68NE |
| Civil Parish | LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Joist Fen: 4 `islands' of light sand in middle of black peat fen, producing Neo & BA scatters and IA coins (S1)(R1).
`After ploughing numerous sherds of early type, Beaker and Rusticated. Arrowheads, tanged and leaf, many worked flints' (S1, 1960 entry)(S3)(S4). 1960-1964: Listed finds include, ?sherd of grooved ware, scrapers and various worked flint, leaf & petit tranchet derivative arrowheads and various worked flints and plain pottery, possibly IA? See also Mes & BA (S1)(R2). Further information in G Briscoe archive.
1986: Finds collected from sand hill by (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s), include scrapers, knives, a well made saw with a curved blade, 87mm long x 29mm wide x 10mm thick and various worked flints. Some of the tools are on re-used patinated (Mes?) flakes. Also EBA material (S2).
Sources/Archives (8)
- <S1> SSF11195 (No record type): MIHLM 6 inch record map, Lady G Briscoe, 1960 & 1961 entries.
- <R1> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL68NE11.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: site report, copy (S1).
- <S2> SSF11527 (No record type): Morley R, 1986.
- <R2> SSF1489 (No record type): Briscoe Lady G, `BA Pottery & Flints from Joist Fen, Lakenheath', PCAS, 56, 1964, 1-5, pl 1.
- <M2> SSF36595 (No record type): G Briscoe archive:.
- <S3> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, cards (2), Lakenheath Joist Fen, 1960.
- <S4> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Archaeol in Suff, 1960, PSIA, 28, 1960, (3), 293.
Finds (6)
- FSF4324: WORKED OBJECT (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- FSF4325: LEAF ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- FSF4326: POTTERY GROOVED (Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FSF4327: TRANSVERSE ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- FSF4328: POTTERY PLAIN (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- FSF4329: SAW (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Feb 25 2010 5:55PM