Monument record SPT 002 - Sproughton Knoll, Sproughton, (Mesolithic)

1924: Mesolithic occupation site discovered on a knoll 10 feet above the river flood plain by Mr E Amey of Ipswich; occupation layer was 16 inches below the suface (S1). Finds included 12 cores, 4 scrapers and 17 flakes (Ipswich Museum) (S2). Excavations said to have been at TM 1291 4459 (S1). This site is shown as 'Camp' on OS 6 inch map 1924 edition (revised) with 1938 additions. Further excavations by J Reid Moir produced a pick, 17 cores, circa 225 flakes, circa 10 scrapers and 2 microliths (Ipswich Museum) (S2).

1928: Excavations by D Garrod produced 5 axes, 5 picks, 122 cores, 544 flakes and 8 scrapers (Ipswich Museum) (S2).

1958: Trenching for a sewage system produced pits with more finds, mixed with Bronze Age and Neolithic material, 14 cores, circa 200 flakes, 17 scrapers, 1 pick (S2,S5, S3).

1984: Tranchet axe with grey-white patination recovered, (S8)

See also , (S9, S10)

HER polygon revised to cover area shown by OS and findspots cited above (Feb 2008).

See also Neolithic and Bronze Age records (Sewage works site).

No further details found in Ipswich Museum Accession registers September 2020.