Find Spot record IPS 943 - Rookwood, Ipswich, (Palaeolithic).

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Summary

A rolled scraper that appears to have been made on a Levallois flake. Formerly recorded under IPS Misc.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 1630 4500 (42m by 50m)
Map sheet TM14NE
Civil Parish IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

1903: Rookwood, Ipswich - a rolled scraper that appears to have been made on a Levallois flake comes from here, given by N. Layard. Location of Rookwood unknown (S1, S2).

"Rookwood" was the residence of Nina Layard at the bottom of Fonnereau Road, (S3, S4)

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <S1> Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. Pg 226.
  • <S2> Digital archive: Wymer, J.J.. 1999. The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPs) The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPS). 22766.
  • <S3> News Paper: Ipswich Star. 2008. Our man flint was ahead of his time.
  • <S4> Bibliographic reference: Gardiner, S.. 2015. Secret Ipswich.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jan 16 2020 11:03AM

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