Monument record RBY 011 - Barrow Bottom, Risby, (Palaeolithic)
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Summary
Twenty long blade flakes found in the bed of the small stream at Barrow Bottom.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 7719 6618 (129m by 66m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL76NE |
| Civil Parish | RISBY, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
1975: Five long blade flakes found 1975 in the bed of the small stream at Barrow Bottom by S Toptani and M D Newton whilst working on the excavation of RBY 001. Subsequently a further 15 long blade flakes were recovered by J J Wymer. The flakes have a bluey-white patination and are similar to those recovered from Sproughton (S1-S3).
Sources/Archives (3)
- <S1> SSF23440 Article in serial: Wymer, J.J.. 1976. A long blade industry from Sproughton.
- <S2> SSF59353 Digital archive: Jacobi, R.. 2014. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Lithic Artefact (PaMELA) database. 254, 6952, 6953.
- <S3> SSF59354 Bibliographic reference: Billington, L, P.. 2016. Lithic Scatters and Landscape Occupation in the Late Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic: A Case Study from Eastern England.. P 219.
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 20 2020 2:34PM