Monument record RMA 021 - Field F773, Rushmere St Andrew

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Summary

General scatter of flints found over field during South East Suffolk fieldwalking survey. Also thin/moderate scatter of medieval sherds seen.

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Grid reference	Centred TM 20151 46675 (125m by 201m)
Map sheet	TM24NW
Civil Parish	RUSHMERE ST ANDREW, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

ARTEFACT SCATTER (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Saxon - 1000000 BC? to 849 AD?)

Full Description

1989: General scatter of flints found over field during South East Suffolk fieldwalking survey. Also thin/moderate scatter of medieval sherds seen. General scatter includes 1 core, 2 scrapers, 46 flint flakes and 1 sherd Ipswich ware, (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 (4)

FSF31155: POTTERY IPSWICH (Middle Saxon to IPS: Early Late Saxon - 650 AD to 850 AD)
FSF31156: SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC? to 42 AD?)
FSF51095: CORE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC? to 42 AD?)
FSF51096: FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC? to 42 AD?)

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Record last edited

May 27 2020 3:22PM