Monument record BNH 013 - East Farm Brick Pit, Barnham, (Palaeolithic)
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TL 8753 7866 (164m by 78m) |
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Map sheet | TL87NE |
Civil Parish | BARNHAM, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Clactonian (Flake based tools) industry overlain by Acheulean (Including Handaxes) Industry, (S3,S14)
Pre 1914: artefacts including handaxes mentioned by Clarke, (S6)
c. 1933: Excavation by Paterson and Fagg, (S1, S2)
1979: Small Excavation bu Wymer, (S9).
1989-94: Excavations have demonstrated contemporaneity of Clactonian and Acheulean flint industries, (S5,S7,S8,S10,S12,S15).
Scientific dating report on British Aggregates by English Heritage (S11)
2013-2018: Excavations of the Lower Palaeolithic site have been ongoing since 2013. A primary aim of the excavations in 2013-2017 was to investigate the relationship between the two different archaeological assemblages present at the site. A new area (Area 6 VI) positioned between Area 1I and Area IV (4) has provided increased geological resolution and archaeological data that has enabled the relationship between the Clactonian and Acheulean assemblages to be resolved. The two assemblages represent two culturally distinct populations, a first group with lithic technology that did not include the manufacture of hand axes followed sometime later by a second group with hand axes. The excavations in Area VI also recovered evidence for burning in the form of large quantities of burnt flint, including small numbers of burnt flint artefacts. The majority of the burnt material has been recovered from the palaeosol (S13, S14).
2020: No excavation due to Covid 19
2021:Excavation resumed
2022:Excavation resumed
Sources/Archives (18)
- <S1> SSF50035 Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Brown B, XCVIII, 9, 70, map 6.
- <S2> 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).
- <S3> SSF50084 Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia.
- <S4> SSF23424 Excavation archive: Wymer, J.J.. 1988. JJ Wymer Excavation Archive. Wymer J J, November 1988.
- <S5> SSF55355 Article in serial: Martin, E.A., Pendleton, C. & Plouviez, J.. 1993. Archaeology in Suffolk 1992. XXXVIII (1).
- <S6> SSF3691 Article in serial: Clarke, W.G.. 1914. Some Barnham Palaeoliths.
- <S7> SSF887 Article in serial: Ashton N M et al. 1994. Excavations at the Lower Palaeolithic site at East Farm, Barnham, Suffolk 1989-92. Ashton N M et al, `Excavations at the Lower Palaeolithic site at East Farm, Barnham, Suffolk 1989-92.
- <S8> SSF886 Article in serial: Ashton N M et al. 194. Contemporaneity of Clactonian & Acheulian flint industries at Barnham, Suffolk. Ashton N M et al, `Contemporaneity of Clactonian & Acheulian flint industries at Barnham, Suffolk', .
- <S9> SSF55342 Article in serial: Balkwill, C.J. & Martin, E.A.. 1980. Archaeology in Suffolk 1979. XXXIV (4).
- <S10> SSF55354 Article in serial: Martin, E.A., Pendleton, C. & Plouviez, J.. 1992. Archaeology in Suffolk 1991. XXXVII (4).
- <S11> SSF54691 Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. 2008. British Aggregates Scientific Dating Report, no. 6-2008. English Heritage, British Aggregates Scientific Dating Report, no. 6-2008.
- <S12> SSF55357 Article in serial: Martin, E.A., Pendleton, C. & Plouviez, J.. 1995. Archaeology in Suffolk 1994. XXXVIII (3).
- <S13> SSF58617 Article in serial: Minter, F. and Saunders, A.. 2018. Archaeology in Suffolk 2017, Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History.
- <S14> SSF59351 Digital archive: Wymer, J.J.. 1999. The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPs) The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPS). 22671.
- <S15> SSF55353 Article in serial: Martin, E.A., Pendleton, C. & Plouviez, J.. 1991. Archaeology in Suffolk 1990. XXXVII (3).
- <S16> SSF59788 Article in serial: Ashton et al, Kirsty E.H. Penkmane, G. Russell Coopef. Handaxe and non-handaxe assemblages during Marine Isotope Stage 11 in northern Europe: recent investigations at Barnham, Suffolk, UK.
- <S17> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
- <S18> 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 (9)
- FSF16819: FLAKE (MIS11 - 422000 BC to 372000 BC)
- FSF16820: HANDAXE (MIS11 - 422000 BC to 372000 BC)
- FSF16821: ANIMAL REMAINS (MIS11 - 422000 BC to 372000 BC)
- FSF16822: POINTED HANDAXE (MIS11 - 422000 BC to 372000 BC)
- FSF51466: CORDATE HANDAXE (MIS11 - 422000 BC to 372000 BC)
- FSF51467: TWISTED OVATE HANDAXE (MIS11 - 422000 BC to 372000 BC)
- FSF51468: CORE (MIS11 - 422000 BC to 372000 BC)
- FSF51469: SUB CORDATE HANDAXE (MIS11 - 422000 BC to 372000 BC)
- FSF52202: OVATE HANDAXE (MIS11 - 422000 BC to 372000 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (9)
- Archaeological Deposit: Deposit, East Farm, Barnham, Area III (Ref: BM - Ashton) (ESF28330)
- Archaeological Deposit: Deposit, East Farm, Barnham, Area VI (Ref: BM - Ashton) (ESF28329)
- Event - Intervention: East Farm Brick Pit, Barnham, 2021 excavation (Ref: BM 2021) (ESF28809)
- Event - Intervention: East Farm Brick Pit, Barnham, 2022 excavation (Ref: BM 2022) (ESF28810)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation, East Farm, Barnham (Ref: BM - Ashton) (ESF26309)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation, East Farm, Barnham (Ref: BM (Ashton N)) (ESF16135)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation, East Farm, Barnham (Ref: Paterson T T) (ESF15474)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation, East Farm, Barnham (Ref: Wymer J J) (ESF16062)
- Event - Intervention: Geophysical survey at Elveden and Barnham (Ref: OASIS-gsbprosp1-22742) (ESF29072)
Record last edited
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