Monument record SWD 005 - A Neo (?) settlement uncovered by rough seas

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Summary

A Neo (?) settlement uncovered by rough seas, revealing many flint flake tools, several fragments of pottery and bone/antler artefacts (one being a pick).

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 502 745 (100m by 100m) Approximate
Map sheet	TM57SW
Civil Parish	SOUTHWOLD, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

ARTEFACT SCATTER (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)

Full Description

(see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s): A Neo (?) settlement uncovered by rough seas, revealing many flint flake tools, several fragments of pottery and bone/antler artefacts (one being a pick). Once in the collection of Mr English of Walberswick but now mostly dispersed to schools and relatives. Two weaving weights (Middle Bronze Age or later) are now in Southwold Museum and the antler pick in a private collection' (S1).

Sources/Archives (2)

<M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: (Easton Bavents) copy (S1).
<S1> SSF6755 Personal Correspondence: Gardner T H & Hogarth A P. 1988. Gardner T H & Hogarth A P, letter, 3 August 1988. Gardner T H & Hogarth A P, letter, 3 August 1988.

Finds (4)

FSF17309: POTTERY (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
FSF17311: WORKED OBJECT (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
FSF17312: PICK (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
FSF17313: LOOMWEIGHT (Middle Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 1600 BC? to 42 AD?)

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Interpretation: 'Sensitivity to Access' assessment for Natural England Coastal Access project, February 2016. (ESF23524)

Record last edited

Jun 12 2020 3:21PM