Monument record IPS 163 - School, Maidenhall Approach, Stoke Tunnel, Ipswich.

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Summary

Various excavations producing mainly faunal remains but also a few worked flints from "Stoke bone bed".

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 161 430 (260m by 824m)
Map sheet TM14SE
Civil Parish IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Various excavations producing mainly faunal remains but also a few worked flints from `Stoke bone bed'.

C. 1846 Rail cutting, see IPS 072.

1908: Excavation by Nina Layard, Faunal remains located.

1948: Pipe trench, yielded faunal remains, a tortoise core and a levallois scraper.

1975: Pipe trenches observed.

1976: Excavation

See (S1) for details of all interventions.

1990: Designated SSSI due to fossiliferous remains (S2). Area defined on HER map amended to include whole SSSI in November 1994.

2002: Evaluation and Watching Brief, no finds or features, (S3).

SSSI.

See also IPS 072 and IPS 468,

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <S1> Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. 227.
  • <S2> Cartographic materials: Nature Conservancy Council. Nature Conservancy Council, SSSI information, Suffolk EA/S/261/14WSE, map. Nature Conservancy Council, SSSI information, Suffolk EA/S/261/14WSE, map.
  • <S3> Unpublished document: Barker, B.. 2003. Archaeological Evaluation and Watching Brief Report. Combined Sewerage Overflow (CSO) Works, Maidenhall, Ipswich, Suffolk.
  • <S4> Digital archive: Wymer, J.J.. 1999. The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPs) The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain (TERPS). 22751.

Finds (11)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

Related Events/Activities (8)

Record last edited

Sep 7 2020 12:58PM

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