Mesolithic axe and worked flint at Welchman's (EHER 275)
Please read our guidance about the use of Essex Historic Environment Record data.
Summary
Mesolithic worked flint discovered during excavations in 1971-1973.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 52 34 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NEWPORT, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
1971-1973. Excavation.
Rescue excavations by K. Wade and A. Rogerson for the then Ministry of Public Building and Works from 1971 to 1973 produced evidence of a large Mesolithic flint industry which included microliths, blades, scrapers, burins, tranchet arrowheads and axes. Such an assemblage is characteristic of the base camp activities of hunting, processing of skins and meat and bone working. The valley floor may have contained a lake during this period - an additional incentive to occupation. Other worked flint including cores and scrapers, now housed in Saffron Walden Museum, had previously been found in this area. <1> - <7>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX1470 DESC TEXT: Jacobi, R.. unknown. TL53-105.
- <3> SEX1471 DESC TEXT: Cambridge Archaeological Society. unknown. Rep Cambridge Archaeol Soc. no.39, v.4, no.3, p.16.
- <4> SEX720 Artifact: Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography. unknown. ARTEFACT Cambridge AE Museum. Acc No 51, 528.
- <5> SEX726 Artifact: Saffron Walden Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Saffron Walden Museum. Acc No T64.
- <6> SEX726 Artifact: Saffron Walden Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Saffron Walden Museum. Acc No 1888.48.1-10.
- <7> SEX726 Artifact: Saffron Walden Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Saffron Walden Museum. Acc No T81.
- <9> SEX1472 Article in serial: Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. unknown. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. v.2, p.400.
- <10> SEX1473 Report: Council for British Archaeology. unknown. Council for British Archaeology Research Report. no.8.
Related Events (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL53-105