Monument record FLN 068 - Flixton Park Quarry, East side of New Phase 14 (Palaeolithic)
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Summary
Pre-Anglian deposit, bone, plant remains, insects and very fresh struck flints. For finds records see FLN 065
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 3062 8683 (115m by 217m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM38NW |
| Civil Parish | FLIXTON (NEAR BUNGAY), WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
2007: Pre-Anglian deposits: bone, plant remains, insects and very fresh struck flint [said to be rich assemblage of over 200 in situ struck flints - flakes and cores; (S1) found in Pre-Anglian organic channel in pit by Schreve Danielle, Barbara Silva and Ian Candy of the Royal Holloway University.
' It therefore appears that there are fresh early Middle Pleistocene artefacts, a rolled series of handaxes of undetermined age and Middle Palaeolithic all present in different parts of the quarry' (S2).
For finds records see FLN 065
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Interpretation: Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods (ESF26899)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation and Monitoring? Flixton Park Quarry, New Phase 13 and west side of New Phase 14 (Ref: Boulter S) (ESF27363)
- Event - Intervention: Monitoring Quarry Faces, Flixton Park Quarry (ESF19543)
Record last edited
Feb 12 2020 12:08PM