Poorly Located Find Spot record LKH 595 - Undley, Lakenheath, General, (Mesolithic Items in Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology)
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Summary
6 tranchet axes, 1 other axe, 7 cores, 59 blades/flakes, 4 scrapers and 3 microliths from `Undley' listed as in Cambridge University Museum. Formerly recorded as LKH MISC
Location
| Grid reference | TL 6 8 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL68SE |
| Civil Parish | LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Pre 1925? 6 tranchet axes, 1 other axe, 7 cores, 59 blades/flakes, 4 scrapers and 3 microliths from `Undley' listed as in Cambridge University Museum, (S1-S6).
One axehead marked 8/11/1904
One microlith marked 1898
Formerly recorded as LKH MISC
Location is approximate. However note pits at TL 696812 and TL 710817.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <S1> SSF15274 Bibliographic reference: Our Early Ancestors. Burkitt M C, Our Early Ancestors, Cambridge, 1926, 171, pl 24E.
- <S2> SSF23378 Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J. & Bonsall, C.J.. 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic sites in England and Wales, CBA Research Report 20. 260.
- <S3> SSF2947 Article in serial: Burkitt, M. C.. 1925. The Transition Between Palæolithic and Neolithic Times i.e. the Mesolithic Period. Burkitt M C, `The Trans between Pal & Neo times ie the Mes Period', PPSEA, 5, 16-33.
- <S4> SSF23370 Personal Correspondence: Wymer J J,. Unknown Source. Wymer J J.
- <S5> SSF59353 Digital archive: Jacobi, R.. 2014. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Lithic Artefact (PaMELA) database. 11620, 11621, 11622, 11623, 11627, 11628.
- <S6> 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.
Finds (7)
- FSF4511: TRANCHET AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF4512: AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF4513: OBLIQUELY BLUNTED/PARTIALLY BACKED MICROLITH (Early Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 8000 BC?)
- FSF50704: BLADE (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF50705: CORE (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF50706: FLAKE (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF50707: PEAR/BOAT SHAPED MICROLITH (Late Mesolithic - 7000 BC to 4000 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Interpretation: Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods (ESF26899)
- Event - Intervention: Unknown Event(s)? Undley, Lakenheath (ESF27621)
- Event - Intervention: Unknown Event(s)? Undley, Lakenheath (ESF27622)
- Event - Intervention: Unknown Event(s)? Undley, Lakenheath (ESF27623)
Record last edited
Sep 17 2020 4:22PM