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Barnham (East Farm Pit)
Suffolk

 

 

Unit 4
Epoch: Middle Pleistocene; Biozone: Undefined; MIS: 11
Site: 5; Horizon: 616

Concentration of archaeological finds from within and the surface of the cobble layer.


Archaeology

Industry Database source
Lower Palaeolithic Ashton et al., 1998

Fauna

Taxon Family Database source
Homo sp. (archaeological evidence) Linnaeus, 1758 Hominidae Ashton et al., 1998

 

5c
Epoch: Middle Pleistocene; Biozone: Undefined; MIS: 11
Site: 5; Horizon: 5

Fossils concentrated in the 'gritty clay' at the top of unit 5c.


Archaeology

Industry Database source
Cut Marks Ashton et al., 1998

Fauna

Taxon Family Database source
Bufo viridis Laurenti, 1768 Bufonidae Ashton et al., 1998
Bufo calamita (Laurenti, 1768) Bufonidae Ashton et al., 1998
Bufo bufo Linnaeus, 1758 Bufonidae Ashton et al., 1998
Bufo sp. Linnaeus, 1758 Bufonidae Ashton et al., 1998
Rana arvalis Nilsson, 1842 Ranidae Ashton et al., 1998
Rana sp. Ranidae Ashton et al., 1998
Rana ridibunda Pallas, 1771 Ranidae Ashton et al., 1998
Rana temporaria Linnaeus, 1758 Ranidae Ashton et al., 1998
Hyla sp. Hylidae Ashton et al., 1998
Hyla arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) Hylidae Ashton et al., 1998
Triturus vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758) Salamandridae Ashton et al., 1998
Triturus cristatus (Laurenti, 1768) Salamandridae Ashton et al., 1998
Triturus helveticus (Razoumowsky, 1789) Salamandridae Ashton et al., 1998
Triturus sp. Salamandridae Ashton et al., 1998
Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Emydidae Ashton et al., 1998
Anguis fragilis Anguoidea Ashton et al., 1998
Elaphe longissima Colubroidea Ashton et al., 1998
Natrix maura/tesselata Colubroidea Ashton et al., 1998
Natrix natrix (Linnaeus, 1758) Colubroidea Ashton et al., 1998
Vipera berus (Linnaeus, 1758) Viperidae Ashton et al., 1998
Anas sp. Anatidae Ashton et al., 1998
Columba cf. palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 Columbidae Ashton et al., 1998
Turdus cf. philomelos Brehm, 1831 Turdidae Ashton et al., 1998
Sorex minutus Linnaeus, 1766 Soricidae Ashton et al., 1998
Sorex sp. Linnaeus, 1758 Soricidae Ashton et al., 1998
Neomys sp. Kaup, 1829 Soricidae Ashton et al., 1998
Crocidura sp. Wagler, 1832 Soricidae Ashton et al., 1998
Desmana moschata (Linnaeus, 1758) Talpidae Ashton et al., 1998
Talpa minor (Freudenberg) Talpidae Ashton et al., 1998
Plecotus sp. E. Geoffroy, 1818 Vespertilionidae Ashton et al., 1998
Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) Leporidae Ashton et al., 1998
Apodemus maastrichtiensis Muridae Ashton et al., 1998
Apodemus sylvaticus (Linnaeus, 1758) Muridae Ashton et al., 1998
Microtus arvalis (Pallas, 1778) Muridae Ashton et al., 1998
Microtus agrestis (Linnaeus, 1761) Muridae Ashton et al., 1998
Microtus cf. subterraneus (de Selys-Longchamps, 1836) Muridae Ashton et al., 1998
Arvicola cantianus (Hinton, 1910) Muridae Ashton et al., 1998
Clethrionomys glareolus (Schreber, 1780) Cricetidae Ashton et al., 1998
Sciurus sp. Linnaeus, 1758 Sciuridae Ashton et al., 1998
Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) Felidae Ashton et al., 1998
Ursus sp. Linnaeus, 1758 Ursidae Ashton et al., 1998
Mustela putorius Linnaeus, 1758 Mustelidae Ashton et al., 1998
Homo sp. (archaeological evidence) Linnaeus, 1758 Hominidae Ashton et al., 1998
Stephanorhinus sp. Kretzoi, 1942 Rhinocerotidae Ashton et al., 1998
Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 Suidae Ashton et al., 1998
Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 Cervidae Ashton et al., 1998
Dama dama (Linnaeus, 1758) Cervidae Ashton et al., 1998
Bovini indet. Gray, 1821 Bovidae Ashton et al., 1998
Palaeoloxodon antiquus (Falconer & Cautley, 1847) Elephantidae Ashton et al., 1998

 

5e
Epoch: Middle Pleistocene; Biozone: Undefined; MIS: 11
Site: 5; Horizon: 617

Concentration of archaeological finds from the yellow, silty sand layer.


Archaeology

Industry Database source
Lower Palaeolithic Ashton et al., 1998

Fauna

Taxon Family Database source
Homo sp. (archaeological evidence) Linnaeus, 1758 Hominidae Ashton et al., 1998