Monument record OUS 024 - Pit East of Ousden, Ousden, (Palaeolithic).
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Summary
One flake in Cambridge Museum. Formerly recorded as OUS MISC
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 72 59 (125m by 326m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL75NW |
| Civil Parish | OUSDEN, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Pre 1891: A very rolled flake in the sedgwick museum is presumably the one referred to in Whitaker et al (1891, 109) as coming from a gravel pit 'westward of Ouseden below Lidgate'.. Elephants' teeeth were also said to have been found there and are now in the yorkshire museum. (S2)
Formerly recorded as OUS MISC
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF17674 Bibliographic reference: Roe, Derek.. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower & Middle Palaeolithic sites.
- <S2> SSF6813 Article in serial: Whitaker et al. 1891. The Geology of parts of Cambridgeshire & of Suffolk.
- <S3> SSF50084 Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia.
- <S4> SSF54455 Bibliographic reference: 1911. Victoria County History, Suffolk (VCH). 261.
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 10 2021 9:20AM