Poorly Located Find Spot record LKH 395 - Lakenheath Warren, Lakenheath, (Palaeolithic)
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Summary
Four hand-axes, 1 unfinished, from the `Warren', Lakenheath, in Cambridge University Museum.
Location
| Grid reference | TL 7 8 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL78SW |
| Civil Parish | LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
pre 1968? Four hand-axes, 1 unfinished, from the `Warren', Lakenheath, in Cambridge University Museum (S1,S2).
Unmapped, The "Warren" is marked on the 1st and 2nd edition OS maps as the heathland in the parish which is now to the East of the A1065 road and the site of the USAF base.
Also Post Glacial? And Terminal Palaeolithic material, (S3)
Previously recorded as LKH Misc.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF50084 Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia.
- <S2> SSF17674 Bibliographic reference: Roe, Derek.. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower & Middle Palaeolithic sites.
- <S3> SSF59353 Digital archive: Jacobi, R.. 2014. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Lithic Artefact (PaMELA) database. 82, 83, 289, 291.
- <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 209.
Finds (6)
- FSF4384: HANDAXE (MIS13 to Late Middle Paleolithic - 531000 BC? to 42000 BC?)
- FSF50681: OPPOSED PLATFORM BLADE CORE (Late Upper Palaeolithic (Late Magdalenian) to Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 12700 BC? to 9400 BC?)
- FSF50682: BURIN (Late Upper Palaeolithic (Late Magdalenian) to Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 12700 BC? to 9400 BC?)
- FSF50683: BURIN (Late Upper Palaeolithic (Late Magdalenian) to Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 12700 BC? to 9400 BC?)
- FSF50684: LONG BLADE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC? to 9400 BC?)
- FSF50685: CRESTED BLADE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC? to 9400 BC?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
Record last edited
Jul 16 2020 2:30PM