Monument record BSE 347 - Maynewater Lane, Bury St Edmunds, (Palaeolithic).
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 856 637 (22m by 21m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL86SE |
| Civil Parish | BURY ST EDMUNDS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Pre 1897: Hand axe and two cleavers found in Maynewater Lane. '3 implements and a flake' (Evans 1897) were also found here and were said to have been found '14 feet deep in loamy sub-angular gravel, underlying a deposit of fine grey loam 6 feet thick', which contained fish scales and abundant Anodonta and Bithynia. Andrews (1930) refers to various bones, including those of deer, aurochs and other animals, in the gravel.
Wymer (S1) suggests that are that they are from the same site as the implements described by Evans, as King's Brewery (also known as St Edmunds Brewery) is at the head of Maynewater Lane.
Overall these finding suggest significant, in situ, Lower Paleolithic (Acheulean?) deposits are likely to exist in this area.
Precise location of the deep intervention needs checking (with Green King?).
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SSF59416 Article in serial: Andrews, H.. 1930. Some Fossil Mammals of Western Suffolk. 1 195-199.
- <S1> SSF50084 Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. 137.
- <S2> SSF59351 Digital archive: Wymer, J.J.. 1999. The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPs) The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPS). 22566.
Finds (4)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Dec 12 2019 1:36PM