Poorly Located Find Spot record LKH 443 - Lakenheath General, (Mesolithic Items in Cambridge Museum of Archaology and Anthropology)
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Summary
3 tranchet axes, 1 flint pick, 12 cores, 652 blades/flakes, 4 scrapers, 3 burins & 2 burin spalls, 5 other artefacts and 7 microliths from `Lakenheath' listed as 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
3 tranchet axes, 1 flint pick, 12 cores, 652 blades/flakes, 4 scrapers, 3 burins & 2 burin spalls, 5 other artefacts and 7 microliths from `Lakenheath' listed as in Cambridge University Museum (S1, S2). Note Wangford & Lakenheath finds often confused - also see Wangford.
Formerly recorded as LKH MISC
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF23378 Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J. & Bonsall, C.J.. 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic sites in England and Wales, CBA Research Report 20. 259.
- <S2> SSF23370 Personal Correspondence: Wymer J J,. Unknown Source. Wymer J J.
- <S3> 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.. M 1062.
- <S4> SSF59353 Digital archive: Jacobi, R.. 2014. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Lithic Artefact (PaMELA) database. 11251, 11501, 11502, 11504.
Finds (8)
- FSF4394: TRANCHET AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF4395: PICK (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF4396: BURIN (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF4397: MICROLITH (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF50663: CORE (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF50664: SCRAPER (TOOL) (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF50665: BLADE (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF50666: FLAKE (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Jul 16 2020 2:36PM