Poorly Located Monument record MNL 861 - Mildenhall General, (Post Glacial Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Material in Ipswich Museum)

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Summary

Flint axes from Mildenhall district of tranchet end type. Formerly recorded as MNL MISC

Location

Grid reference TL 67 78 (point) Poorly located
Map sheet TL67NE
Civil Parish MILDENHALL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Pre 1899: Six tranchet axes, between 10-20 cms long, are listed by Wymer as being in IPSMG (S3). These include 3 (?) in Fenton Collection - 1899.30.299/179/210.

Pre 1944:Three flint axes from Mildenhall district of tranchet end type. All patinated white. Donated to IPSMG by (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s): A) axe type; B) chisel type; C) adze type (S1,S2).

Pre 1899: Six tranchet axes, between 10-20 cms long, are listed by Wymer as being in IPSMG (S3). These include 3 (?) in Fenton Collection - 1899.30.299/179/210.

1875: Terminal Palaeolithic? Crested Blade, (S4).

See also MNL 864.

Formerly recorded as MNL MISC

Unmapped

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <S1> Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card 1944-144.
  • <S2> Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card Mildenhall district, 1944-144 A-C Neolithic.
  • <S3> Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J. & Bonsall, C.J.. 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic sites in England and Wales, CBA Research Report 20. 261.
  • <S4> Digital archive: Jacobi, R.. 2014. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Lithic Artefact (PaMELA) database. 310, 11536, 11537, 11546.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (4)

Record last edited

Jul 22 2020 10:26AM

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