Find Spot record LCS 236 - Sizewell Power Station, (Mesolithic)
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Summary
Complete flint axe or adze. Formerly recorded as LCS MISC
Location
| Grid reference | TM 47 63 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM46SE |
| Civil Parish | LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
1997: Complete flint axe or adze. Slender with flat underside, keeled top with some cortex, 235mm long, 60mm wide, 46mm high, near curved and fairly steeply flaked blade edge. Mesolithic or Neolithic? Found April 1997 in spoil from Sizewell Power Station.
Formerly recorded as LCS MISC
Location is approximate?
Sources/Archives (2)
- <S1> SSF10016 Personal Correspondence: Jacques, .. 1997. IPSMG Enquiry 005906, June 1997. Jacques Mr, per IPSMG (Plunkett Dr T), IPSMG Enquiry 005906, June 1997.
- <S2> 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 1064.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Apr 3 2020 10:21AM