Neolithic flint flakes from north of the Roman town, Great Chesterford (EHER 4938)

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Summary

Neolithic flakes found in a field west of the main Cambridge road 700yds NNW of the church.

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Grid reference	TL 502 433 (point)
Civil Parish	GREAT CHESTERFORD, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)

Description

Neolithic flakes found in a field west of the main Cambridge road 700yds north north west of the church. Flakes, cores, scrapers, hammerstones (discrepancy between siting and NGR). <1> <2> <3> See also <4>. NRHE data transfer: no new information.

Finds

FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)

Sources

<1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
<2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL54SW38, 1973.
<3> 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. p.59.
<4> SEX72792 Monograph: Medlycott, M.. 2011. The Roman Town of Great Chesterford. Gazetteer 65, p.233.

Related Events (1)

Non-Archaeological Intervention: Chance finds possibly by G. Morris on land north of Great Chesterford, at sometime before 1923 (EEX64294)

Other References

Old SMR Number: TL54-015G
NRHE identifier: 374316
National Monuments Record: TL 54 SW 38

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