Mesolithic lithic working site, south-east Newport (EHER 237)
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Summary
A number of Mesolithic implements were collected by G. Morris and T. McKerry Hughes in two separate events. Identified was a blade associated with a number of flakes and cores indicating a flint working site. This is also the site of Neolithic flint working.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 5265 3305 (430m by 120m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NEWPORT, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
A number of Mesolithic implements were collected by G. Morris and sited to this general area. They included one tranchet axe, two blade cores, 17 unretouched blades and flakes, 1 unspecified flake tool and surface finds or unspecified flints and are located in Saffron Walden Museum.
Also found in the same general area (sited to TL520340) by T. McKerry Hughes in about 1878 "on a terrace 1/4 mile south-east of Newport Station" was a blade associated with a number of flakes and cores indicating a flint working site. These flints are in the Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (see also EHER 235 and 236). <1> - <7>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX54381 DESC TEXT: Buckley, D.G.. unknown. unknown.
- <2> SEX54382 DESC TEXT: Archaeological Society Cambs. 1878-1879. Archaeological Society Cambs, 1878-79.
- <3> SEX1727 Article in serial: Hazzledine-Warren, S.. 1945. Some Geological and Prehistoric Records on the North-West Border of Essex. Essex Naturalist. Vol XXVII, p.276.
- <4> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL53SW6.
- <5> SEX1340 Article in serial: Morris, G.. 1923. Some Neolithic Sites in the Upper Valley of the Essex Cam. Essex Naturalist. 20. 49-68, 296-297. 1921-23: Some Neolithic Sites in the Upper Valley of the Essex Cam.
- <6> SEX54383 Artifact: Saffron Walden Museum. unknown. Saffron Walden Museum.
- <7> SEX54384 Artifact: Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography. unknown. Acc No 51.528.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events (2)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL53-077