Monument record RMA 020 - Field F772, Rushmere St Andrew

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Summary

General scatter of flints found over field during South East Suffolk fieldwalking survey. Also concentrated flint scatter seen.

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Grid reference	Centred TM 19762 47051 (402m by 275m)
Map sheet	TM14NE
Civil Parish	RUSHMERE ST ANDREW, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

ARTEFACT SCATTER (Lower Palaeolithic to IPS: Post Medieval - 1000000 BC? to 1900 AD?)

Full Description

1989: General scatter of flints found over field during South East Suffolk fieldwalking survey. Also concentrated flint scatter seen - 2 cores, 67 flakes seen over a concentrated area. General scatter includes 5 flakes, 6 sherds Romano British pottery, 1 small tile frag and 4 sherds med pottery, (S1)

Descriptions of flint finds are broad, dating to a specific period bracket is ill-advised. However, they may be later Prehistoric, based on details of discovery, (S2).

Sources/Archives (2)

<S1> SSF59623 Finds Report: Newman J. 1998. Rushmere St Andrew Finds, South East Suffolk Survey.
<S2> SSF59348 Personal Correspondence: Cutler, Hannah. 2019. Personal Observations as part of the Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods project.

Finds (6)

FSF31153: CORE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC? to 42 AD?)
FSF31154: POTTERY (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FSF51091: POTTERY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FSF51092: TILE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
FSF51093: FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC? to 42 AD?)
FSF51094: GUNFLINT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

May 27 2020 3:11PM