Monument record MNL 137 - Cooks Drove, West Row.
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 6553 7763 (25m by 26m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL67NE |
| Civil Parish | MILDENHALL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Following discovery of fresh charcoal mixed with a burnt flint patch during fieldwalking by Colin Pendleton, a 2m x 1m NW-SE trench was excavated. Environmental samples taken by P Murphy revealed a soft calcareous tufa overlying river gravel indicative of a continuous sere from an open freshwater environment to woodland. Overlying this was a layer, surviving to 5cm thickness, of heat shattered flint and charcoal (ash, oak, hazel/alder) radiocarbon dated to 3650 +/- 100 bp or 1700 bc (HAR 2690)[calibrated to 2140-1935 BC]. This was interpreted as a BA woodland clearance horizon of unknown extent. The charcoal layer was covered by humified peat disturbed by ploughing, reflecting a subsequent return to wetter conditions (S1)(R1).
For other excavated & radiocarbon dated burnt flint patches in Mildenhall parish, see MNL 124 and MNL 204.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <R1> SSF11604 (No record type): Murphy P, Ancient Monuments Laboratory Report, 2947.
- <S1> SSF11606 (No record type): Murphy P, in Keeley H C M, Environmental Archaeol, A regional review, DOE, occasional paper 6, 1984,.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: environmental report & excavation notes (stolen in Autumn 1981).
- <M2> SSF36067 (No record type): Photographs: excavation ASA 50,51.
Finds (4)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jan 26 2010 5:15PM