Monument record IKL 254 - Canada Farm, Icklingham, (Mesolithic).
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Summary
Partly perforated quartzite pebble macehead/hammer and microliths found at Canada Farm. Also tranchet axe. Formerly recorded as IKL MISC
Location
| Grid reference | TL 77 76 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL77NE |
| Civil Parish | ICKLINGHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Pre 1976? Partly perforated quartzite pebble macehead/hammer and microliths found at Canada Farm. Also tranchet axe. in British Museum (S1-S4).
Formerly recorded as IKL MISC
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
- <S1> SSF23397 Source Unchecked: Wymer, J.J.. 1976. Unknown Source.. Wymer J J, circa 1976.
- <S2> SSF23378 Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J. & Bonsall, C.J.. 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic sites in England and Wales, CBA Research Report 20. 257.
- <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 1027.
- <S4> SSF59353 Digital archive: Jacobi, R.. 2014. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Lithic Artefact (PaMELA) database. 11452, 11343, 11344.
Finds (6)
- FSF50505: LANCEOLATE MICROLITH (Early Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 8000 BC)
- FSF51633: ROD MICROLITH (Late Mesolithic - 7000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF51634: HORSHAM POINT (Late Mesolithic - 7000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF51635: TRANCHET AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF5943: MICROLITH WITH INVERSE BASAL RETOUCH (Late Mesolithic - 7000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF5944: PEBBLE MACE (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Jan 21 2021 10:24AM