Monument record STU 001 - Stutton Shore, (Palaeolithic)

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Summary

Brickearth exposure on a low cliff edge, producing Pleistocene fauna and paleoliths.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 140 330 (927m by 197m) Centred on
Map sheet TM13SW
Civil Parish STUTTON, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Brickearth exposure on a low cliff edge, producing Pleistocene fauna and paleoliths.

Late 19th century: Occasional discoveries over a long period eroding from cliffs:

1883: John Evans recorded a flake he found at foot of cliff in 1883

1942: Excavation by HEP Spencer. Finds of animal bones include vole molars and incisor, mammoth, straight tusked elephant, rhinoceros, horse, bos/bison, red deer, giant deer, lion , bear, birds, pig and fox (S2) and freshwater shells are also listed flakes, two hand-axes, two levallois cores, fauna (S1-S2).

Also Terminal Palaeolithic bruised blade, (S7)

Part of SSSI.

See also Neolithic record.

No further details found in Ipswich Museum Accession registers September 2020.

Sources/Archives (8)

  • --- 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 226.
  • <S1> Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card 1944-49; 1947-157; 1949-121; 1951-1; 1920-77; 956-94; 962- 76.1.
  • <S2> Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. 210.
  • <S3> Bibliographic reference: 1911. Victoria County History, Suffolk (VCH). 261.
  • <S4> Bibliographic reference: Evans, J.. 1897. The Ancient Stone implements, weapons and ornaments of Great Britain.
  • <S5> Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM13SE15.
  • <S6> Digital archive: Wymer, J.J.. 1999. The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPs) The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPS). 22824.
  • <S7> Digital archive: Jacobi, R.. 2014. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Lithic Artefact (PaMELA) database. 331.

Finds (7)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Nov 12 2020 5:28PM

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