Monument record BRD 041 - Bronze-Age artefact scatter of pottery and flint flakes.

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Summary

Beaker `associated with teeth' (S1) found , in large ditch, on W side of (& parallel to) the New Cut.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 7274 8511 (50m by 50m)
Map sheet TL78NW
Civil Parish BRANDON, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK
Civil Parish LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

Beaker `associated with teeth' (S1) found by (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s), in large ditch, on W side of (& parallel to) the New Cut. The base half was found intact in the ditch, with sherds in the ditch edge and in adjoining spoil. The beaker is 16.2 cms high of yellow-grey fabric with some crushed flint filler. Comb decorated by horizontal bands and reversed triangles. The neck is partially missing. Restored by BSEMH (S2).
15 April 1982: Findspot visited by J Plouviez & E Owles. Section examined along 24m section of E face (W face overgrown) of ditch. One possible feature in yellow sand subsoil. No further beaker sherds found but one flint flake from feature and (2 or 3?) further flakes from vicinity of findspot. Section drawing of feature in site file (S3).
Formerly in Brandon, now in Lakenheath parish.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <S1> Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Archaeol in Suff 1982, PSIA, 35, 1983, (3), 229.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: site report, section drawing, beaker sketch.
  • <S2> (No record type): Pendleton C, The Distribution of BA metalwork in NW Suffolk, BA dissertation, Nottingham, 1985, numb.
  • <S2> (No record type): BSEMH, card 1984-7A, 1984, fig.
  • <S3> (No record type): SAU, Plouviez J, Site Report, BRD 041, April 1982, ill.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jun 14 2013 12:13PM

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