Monument record ELV 006 - Elveden Brickyard, Elveden, (Palaeolithic)
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 809 804 (116m by 89m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL88SW |
| Civil Parish | ELVEDEN, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Acheulean industry found in brickearth pit 1897-1914, one of three hand- axes in Elveden Museum is marked "Elveden Brickyard, found 20 feet below the surface. Dec 1899" (S2).
Excavations 1938 in disused pit (3 sections). Numerous flakes, cores (circa 600) and 11 hand- axes and fragments found in excavations, almost all in one layer, which was argued was interglacial fluvial deposits, and fresh.
Circa 70 hand-axes found previously, also fresh.
1967: Three sections by Sieveking (unpublished) recovered over fifty artefacts in BM (S3).
1995: Two week excavation cut six sections in one test pit identified in situ flint industry set in geological and environmental context. Details in (S3).
August 1996: Four weeks further excavations. Details in (S4). For other Palaeolithic deposits at Elveden see ELV 025 & ELV Misc.
British museum excavations ran until 1999.
See also see ELV Misc Pal, ELV 006 Neolithic & Roman records.
Scientific dating report on British Aggregates by English Heritage (S5).
There is much disgreement over the provenenace of a single "Bout Coupe" handaxe or flat butted cordate, (S9)
See also (S10-S12).
Sources/Archives (16)
- <S1> SSF50084 Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. Wymer J J, Palaeolithic sites of E Anglia, Norwich, 1985, 110-113, 390 (ill).
- <S2> SSF20093 Unpublished document: Pendleton C. 1989. Elveden Museum Finds List, January 1989. SAU, Pendleton C, Elveden Museum Finds List, January 1989.
- <S3> SSF55358 Article in serial: Martin, E.A., Pendleton, C. & Plouviez, J.. 1995. Archaeology in Suffolk 1995. XXXVIII (4).
- <S4> SSF55359 Article in serial: Martin, E.A., Pendleton, C. & Plouviez, J.. 1997. Archaeology in Suffolk 1996. XXXIX (1).
- <S5> SSF54691 Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. 2008. British Aggregates Scientific Dating Report, no. 6-2008. English Heritage, British Aggregates Scientific Dating Report, no.6-2008.
- <S6> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL88SW3.
- <S7> SSF17674 Bibliographic reference: Roe, Derek.. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower & Middle Palaeolithic sites. Roe D, PPS 34, 1968, 7, 13.
- <S8> SSF15540 Article in serial: PATERSON, T. T. & FAGG, B. E. B.. 1940. Studies on the Palaeolithic Succession in England, Studies on the Palaeolithic Succession in England,,No II: the Upper Brecklandian Acheul (Elveden). Patterson T T and Fagg B E B, PPS 6, 1940, 1-29.
- <S9> SSF56333 Unpublished document: Cutler, Hannah. 2013. Understanding Late Middle Palaeolithic Neandertal Landscape-use during Short-Term Occupations in Britain.
- <S10> SSF59423 Article in serial: White, M.J. & Ashton, N; Bridgland.. 2019. Twisted Handaxes in Middle Pleistocene Britain and their Implications for Regional-scale Cultural Variation and the Deep History of Acheulean Hominin Groups.
- <S11> SSF59469 Article in serial: Nick Ashton, Simon Lewis, Simon Parfitt,Ian Candy,. 2005. Excavations at the Lower Palaeolithic site at Elveden, Suffolk, UK.
- <S12> SSF59351 Digital archive: Wymer, J.J.. 1999. The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPs) The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPS). 22691.
- <S13> SSF55360 Article in serial: Martin, E.A., Pendleton, C. & Plouviez, J.. 1998. Archaeology in Suffolk 1997. XXXIX (2).
- <S14> SSF55361 Article in serial: Martin, E.A., Pendleton, C. & Plouviez, J.. 1999. Archaeology in Suffolk 1998. XXXIX (3).
- <S15> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
- <S16> SSF60053 Article in serial: Ashton, N. Davis, R. Kirsty E.H. Penkmane, G. Russell Coopef. 2021. Cultural Mosaics, Social Structure, and Identity: The Acheulean threshold in Europe.
Finds (10)
- FSF23304: SUB CORDATE HANDAXE (MIS11 - 422000 BC to 372000 BC)
- FSF23305: POINTED HANDAXE (MIS11 - 422000 BC to 372000 BC)
- FSF23306: HANDAXE (MIS11 - 422000 BC to 372000 BC)
- FSF50116: CLEAVER (MIS11 - 422000 BC to 372000 BC)
- FSF50117: CORDATE HANDAXE (MIS11 - 422000 BC to 372000 BC)
- FSF50118: OVATE HANDAXE (MIS11 - 422000 BC to 372000 BC)
- FSF50119: TWISTED OVATE HANDAXE (MIS11 - 422000 BC to 372000 BC)
- FSF50120: FLAT BUTTED CORDATE (BOUT COUPE) HANDAXE (Late Middle Paleolithic - 52000 BC? to 42000 BC?)
- FSF50121: FLAKE (MIS11 - 422000 BC to 372000 BC)
- FSF50122: CORE (MIS11 - 422000 BC to 372000 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (5)
- Archaeological Deposit: Deposit, Elveden Brickyard, Elveden, (Palaeolithic) (Ref: Patterson T T & Fagg B E B) (ESF27244)
- Event - Interpretation: Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods (ESF26899)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation, Elveden Brickyard, Elveden, (Palaeolithic) (ESF27243)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation, Elveden Brickyard, Elveden, (Palaeolithic) (Ref: BM (Sieveking G de G)) (ESF16126)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation, Elveden Brickyard, Elveden, (Palaeolithic) (Ref: Patterson T T & Fagg B E B) (ESF15972)
Record last edited
Jun 22 2021 1:04PM