Monument record BRH 003 - Eastall's Pit, Barham, (Railway Crossing Pits), (Palaeolithic).
Please read our guidance about the use of Suffolk Historic Environment Record data.
Summary
Upper Palaeolithic implements and various flint flakes.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 120 511 (308m by 481m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM15SW |
| Civil Parish | BARHAM, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
1960-1962? Upper Palaeolithic implements and various flint flakes (S1-S6).
Area after Mowat, (S5). Pit is called Eastall's by Wymer and Jacobi (as is the southern most pit), but referred to planning department as railway crossing pit, see map.
Ss also BRH 001, BRH 023.
See also Mesolithic, Neolithc and Saxon records.
No further details found in Ipswich Museum Accession registers September 2020.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <S1> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card 960-126, 1960.
- <S2> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card L.961-146, 1961.
- <S3> SSF59354 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 163.
- <S4> SSF59353 Digital archive: Jacobi, R.. 2014. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Lithic Artefact (PaMELA) database. 252, 1609, 253, 6950, 6951.
- <S5> SSF19496 Unpublished document: Mowat, R.. 1976. SAU, Mowat R, site reports, BRH 023, 1976.
- <S6> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. 962.67.
- <S7> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
- <S8> SSF55973 Article in serial: Owles, E. J. and N. Smedley. 1968. Archaeology in Suffolk, 1968. PSIAH, 1968, XXXI.2, pp. 188–201..
- <S9> SSF55956 Article in serial: Owles, E. & Smedley, N.. Archaeology in Suffolk, 1967.
Finds (7)
- FSF49873: OPPOSED PLATFORM BLADE CORE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC to 9400 BC)
- FSF49874: FLAKE (Upper Palaeolithic - 42000 BC? to 9400 BC?)
- FSF49875: LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Upper Palaeolithic - 42000 BC? to 9400 BC?)
- FSF51593: LONG BLADE CORE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC to 9400 BC)
- FSF51594: BRUISED BLADE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC to 9400 BC)
- FSF52195: LONG BLADE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC to 9400 BC)
- FSF6441: FULLY BIFACIAL LEAF POINT (Early Upper Palaeolithic (LRJ) - 42000 BC to 40000 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Intervention: Casual Observation? Eastall's Pit, Barham, (Railway Crossing Pits), (Mesolithic). (ESF27087)
- Archaeological Deposit: Deposit Eastall's Pit, Barham, (Railway Crossing Pits), (Mesolithic). (ESF28331)
- Event - Interpretation: Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods (ESF26899)
Record last edited
Jun 15 2021 1:33PM