Monument record FAS 004 - Fornham Cursus, Fornham, (Prehistoric)

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Summary

Scheduled Monument - 38 worked flints and three blade fragments details (S1).

Location

Grid reference	Centred TL 830 681 (617m by 772m) Centred on
Map sheet	TL86NW
Civil Parish	FORNHAM ALL SAINTS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

FLINT SCATTER (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)

Full Description

1996: Fieldwalking as part of the Brecks Survey produced thin scatter of worked flint and small amount of tools (two microliths and three blade fragments) as well as one sherd Post Medieval tile (S1). See parish file for list of artefacts.

Area of fieldwalking is unclear and is plotted at center of field.

See also Mesolithic & Neolithic records

Sources/Archives (3)

<S1> SSF50178 Bibliographic reference: Sussams, K.. 1996. Breckland archaeological survey. Sussams K, January 1996.
<S2> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: list of artefacts.
<S2> SSF59507 Finds Report: 1996. Fornham Cursus.

Finds (3)

FSF18592: FLAKE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
FSF50359: RETOUCHED FLAKE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
FSF50360: BLADE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Intervention: Systematic Fieldwalking Survey? Fornham Cursus, Fornham All Saints (ESF27351)

Record last edited

Feb 11 2020 10:25AM