Neolithic arrowhead and flint tools at Carters Farm, Hilly Field (EHER 1306)
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Summary
Assemblage of several flint tools, and arrowhead, and about 300 flakes and cores etc.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 6468 2687 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STEBBING, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
1977. Trial trenching.
Assemblage of several flint tools and about 300 flakes and cores etc. The finds were sent to University College, Cardiff, "considered Neolithic with Mesolithic affinities". Report awaited. The flints are unstratified finds from excavation at the Roman cemetery site (see EHER 1305). Found in 1977. <1>
1979. Excavation.
Plough soil contained much flint waste and artefacts, including a 'petit tranchet' arrowhead. <2>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX3987 DESC TEXT: Going, C.J.. unknown. SMR.
- <2> SEX1633 Article in serial: Eddy, M.R. (ed.). 1980. Excavations in Essex, 1979. Essex Archaeology and History. 16(1). 39-50. p4.
- <2> SEX1633 Article in serial: Eddy, M.R. (ed.). 1980. Excavations in Essex, 1979. Essex Archaeology and History. 16(1). 39-50. Vol 12, p4.
Related Events (2)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL62-071