Find Spot record AST 021 - Near Whitepost Corner? Ashfield cum Thorpe, (Mesolithic?).
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Summary
Perforated quartzite hammer (S1). Formerly recorded as AST MISC.
Location
| Grid reference | TM 2100 6200 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM26SW |
| Civil Parish | ASHFIELD CUM THORPE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
c. 1935: Perforated quartzite hammer (S1).
Previously described as Neolithic but the form (as described, not seen 05/11/2019) is now generally held to be Mesolithic. However they have also been found in later periods (S2-S4).
Formerly recorded as AST MISC.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card 1935-68.50, 1935.
- <S2> SSF23378 Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J. & Bonsall, C.J.. 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic sites in England and Wales, CBA Research Report 20. Referenced for typology only.
- <S3> SSF59348 Personal Correspondence: Cutler, Hannah. 2019. Personal Observations as part of the Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods project.
- <S4> 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 865.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Nov 5 2019 11:37AM