Monument record RMA 022 - Field F776, Rushmere St Andrew

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Summary

General scatter of finds found over field during South East Suffolk fieldwalking survey. Concentration of flints also seen.

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Grid reference	Centred TM 19493 47143 (608m by 201m)
Map sheet	TM14NE
Civil Parish	RUSHMERE ST ANDREW, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

ARTEFACT SCATTER (Lower Palaeolithic to Medieval - 1000000 BC? to 1539 AD?)

Full Description

1989: General scatter of finds found over field during South East Suffolk fieldwalking survey. Concentration of flints also seen. General scatter includes 2 sherds Thetford ware, 4 sherds Roman and 8 sherds medieval courseware 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 (5)

FSF31161: FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC? to 42 AD?)
FSF31162: CORE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC? to 42 AD?)
FSF31163: POTTERY THETFORD (IPS: Early Late Saxon to 12th century - 850 AD to 1100 AD)
FSF51097: POTTERY (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FSF51098: POTTERY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

May 27 2020 3:28PM