Monument record CLY 002 - Mason's Pit (Cement Works), Claydon, (Palaeolithic).

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Summary

Hand-axe and other flints from boulder clay (S1) Also described in (S2)

Location

Grid reference TM 1 5 (point)
Map sheet TM15SW
Civil Parish CLAYDON, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK
Civil Parish BARNHAM, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Hand-axe and other flints from boulder clay (S1).

See also Roman Record.

A levallois core, a rolled hand-axe and 6 flakes recorded as being found at" Clayton" were most likely found in the nearby pits in the gipping flood plain at Barham (BRH 001). (S2)

Likely a duplicate of those at BRH 001.

See also (S3).

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, cards 1928-125, 1931-90, 1947-132, 1948-179, 962-234.
  • <S2> Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia.
  • <S3> Web Page: https://www.cementkilns.co.uk/. 2011. https://www.cementkilns.co.uk/cement_kiln_masons.html.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Nov 10 2020 11:14AM

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