Poorly Located Monument record LKH 540 - Lakenheath General, (Lower- Terminal Palaeolithic Items in Cambridge Museum of Archaology and Anthropology)
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Summary
Palaeolithic artefacts in Cambridge University Museum from Lakenheath - 64 hand-axes, 1 hammer stone. Formerly recorded as LKH MISC
Location
| Grid reference | TL 7 8 (point) Poorly located |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL78SW |
| Civil Parish | LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Palaeolithic artefacts in Cambridge University Museum from Lakenheath - 64 hand-axes, 1 hammer stone, (S1, S2).
Including handaxes from "Lakenheath Fields" and "Old Field" unlocated, formerly LKH 543 and LKH 544 respectively, (S1, S2)..
Also Post Glacial Upper Palaeolithic Material, (S3, S4)
See also others.
Formerly recorded as LKH MISC
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF23368 Personal Correspondence: Wymer J J,. Unknown Date. Lakenheath Palaeolithic. Wymer J.
- <S2> SSF59351 Digital archive: Wymer, J.J.. 1999. The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPs) The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPS). 23038.
- <S3> SSF59353 Digital archive: Jacobi, R.. 2014. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Lithic Artefact (PaMELA) database. 85, 287, 288, 819, 820, 290, 815.
- <S4> 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.. P 206.
Finds (9)
- FSF4379: HANDAXE (Acheulean - 531000 BC? to 298000 BC?)
- FSF4380: HAMMERSTONE (Acheulean - 531000 BC? to 298000 BC?)
- FSF50692: BLADE (Late Upper Palaeolithic (Late Magdalenian) to Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 12700 BC? to 9400 BC?)
- FSF50693: BRUISED BLADE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC to 9400 BC)
- FSF50694: BACKED BLADE (Final Palaeolithic (Hengistbury/Federmesser) - 12000 BC to 10800 BC)
- FSF51619: LONG BLADE CORE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC to 9400 BC)
- FSF51620: LONG BLADE CORE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC? to 9400 BC?)
- FSF51621: SCRAPER (TOOL) (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC? to 9400 BC?)
- FSF51622: BURIN (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC? to 9400 BC?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Jul 24 2020 7:50AM