Monument record KTD 006 - Kentford Railway Pit, Great Eastern Railway Pit, Kentford, (Palaeolithic, Mesolithic)
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 717 669 (522m by 208m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL76NW |
| Civil Parish | KENTFORD, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
1880s: Major Palaeolithic site. Varied fauna, possible hippo remains suggesting MIS5e date but cannot be confirmed. For detailed discussion & plotting see (S1).
Area plotted on HER map after 1903 OS map of former Great Eastern Railway pit (S2), though note further Palaeolithic finds in extensive pit-workings to North & North West (see S1, fig 32). See also KTD 037
Recorded by GeoSuffolk as "Exposure of Pleistocene pre-Devensian terrace deposits of Kennet valley. Important findspot of interglacial mammal fossils and Acheulean hand-axes found in the 19th century. Upper and lower gravel units identified. Surface mapped by BGS as Terrace 4." (S3).
Note material recorded as from Kennett (Cambridgeshire) - probably form this pit, (See KTD 036)
Also Terminal Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic material, (S4-S6)
Sources/Archives (7)
- <S1`> SSF50084 Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. Wymer J, Pal Sites of E Anglia, 1985, Norwich, 96-9, fig 32.
- <S2> SSF50026 Map: OS. OS Map. Ordnance Survey Map 1903.
- <S3> SSF50082 Verbal communication: Personal communication. Tim Holt-Wilson email to Colin Pendleton (SCCAS), 12 Aug 2008.
- <S4> SSF59351 Digital archive: Wymer, J.J.. 1999. The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPs) The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPS). 22501.
- <S5> 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 203, M 1041.
- <S6> SSF59353 Digital archive: Jacobi, R.. 2014. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Lithic Artefact (PaMELA) database. 268, 274, 273.
- <S7> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
Finds (21)
- FSF21561: HANDAXE (Acheulean - 531000 BC? to 298000 BC?)
- FSF21563: ANIMAL REMAINS (Pleistocene General - 2578000 BC? to 9700 BC?)
- FSF50611: ANIMAL REMAINS? (MIS5e - 126000 BC to 114000 BC)
- FSF50613: RETOUCHED FLAKE (Acheulean - 531000 BC? to 298000 BC?)
- FSF50614: FLAKE (Acheulean - 531000 BC? to 298000 BC?)
- FSF50615: TWISTED OVATE HANDAXE (Acheulean - 531000 BC? to 298000 BC?)
- FSF50617: LEVALLOIS CORE? (Early Middle Palaeolithic - 323000 BC? to 178000 BC?)
- FSF50618: SCRAPER (TOOL)? (Lower Palaeolithic to Early Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC? to 178000 BC?)
- FSF50619: SIDE SCRAPER? (Lower Palaeolithic to Early Middle Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC? to 178000 BC?)
- FSF50620: POINTED HANDAXE? (Acheulean - 531000 BC? to 298000 BC?)
- FSF50621: SUB CORDATE HANDAXE? (Acheulean - 531000 BC? to 298000 BC?)
- FSF50622: CLEAVER? (Acheulean - 531000 BC? to 298000 BC?)
- FSF50623: CORDATE HANDAXE? (Acheulean - 531000 BC? to 298000 BC?)
- FSF50624: OVATE HANDAXE? (Acheulean - 531000 BC? to 298000 BC?)
- FSF50625: LONG BLADE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC to 9400 BC)
- FSF50626: LONG BLADE CORE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC to 9400 BC)
- FSF50627: TRANCHET AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FSF52209: BRUISED BLADE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC to 9400 BC)
- FSF52210: AXEHEAD ROUGHOUT (Acheulean - 531000 BC? to 298000 BC?)
- FSF52211: LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Acheulean - 531000 BC? to 298000 BC?)
- FSF52212: LEVALLOIS FLAKE? (Early Middle Palaeolithic - 323000 BC? to 178000 BC?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
Record last edited
Oct 25 2021 10:52AM