A Collection of Early Upper Palaeolithic Artefacts from Beedings, near Pulborough, West Sussex, and the Context of Similar Finds from the British Isles

摘要: This paper provides a first formal description of collection lithic artefacts unearthed during the building house called Beedings on scarp crest near Pulborough in West Sussex.The discovery was probably made 1900. The is very obviously multi-period, but it includes largest group Early Upper Palaeolithic from south-eastern England. Attributed to this time are leaf-points, end-scrapers, and burins. While recent selection has much reduced also appears contain contemporary cores debitage evidence for production bladelets. In British context find unique European perspective one richest assemblages attributable Lincombian–Ranisian–Jerzmanowician technocomplex. age technocomplex poorly constrained, argued belong earliest part Palaeolithic, starting earlier than local Aurignacian. material interpreted as having come hunting camp situated so exploit extensive views across western Weald.