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<< Other Photo Pages >> Mesolithic settlement near Pulpit Rock - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in West Sussex

Submitted by Andy B on Wednesday, 06 November 2013  Page Views: 4853

Multi-periodSite Name: Mesolithic settlement near Pulpit Rock Alternative Name: Nymans National Trust
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 5.926 km away from the location you searched for.
County: West Sussex Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
 Nearest Village: Handcross
Map Ref: TQ27362955
Latitude: 51.051185N  Longitude: 0.184335W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 1 Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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 3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
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Mesolithic settlement near Pulpit Rock
Mesolithic settlement near Pulpit Rock submitted by dodomad : The team from Horsham and district Archaeology Group sieving for microliths in very wet conditions. Image credit: Matt Pope (Vote or comment on this photo)
Likely Mesolithic Settlement in West Sussex. Part of a National Trust walk at their property Nymans: As you walk along the valley bottom you will see the sandstone outcrops running the length of the right hand slope above you

All signs indicate this would have been an ideal site for Mesolithic settlement and planned archaeological investigations hope to reveal its secrets."

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Note: Archaeological investigation into suspected Mesolithic settlement at Nymans Gardens in progress - Open Day this Saturday 9th November
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TQ2729 : Paths divide by Fish Pond, Nymans Wood by Christopher Hilton
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TQ2729 : Ouse Valley Way dropping towards Fish Pond, Nymans Woods by Christopher Hilton
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Sussex woodlands reveal 8,000 year old evidence of human hunters by Andy B on Thursday, 07 November 2013
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Archaeologists have unearthed exciting new discoveries during excavations in National Trust woodland at Nymans near Haywards Heath.

The area under investigation – an outcrop of mysterious rocks known as ‘Pulpit Rock’ which is also a Site of Special Scientific Interest - has revealed evidence of human occupation dating back 8,000 years.

Pieces of flint, which experts say came from the manufacture of tools, used by the Mesolithic people who lived here, were the first treasures to be identified this week.

“These are incredibly interesting discoveries, and are indicative of human occupation,” said Dr Matt Pope from Archaeology South East, who is leading the team including local volunteers from Horsham Archaeology Group. “Amazingly, this site has never been investigated before but recent research has suggested that this could have been the home of the last hunter gatherers to occupy Southern Britain. This is very important because dating the site here at Nymans might give us more information about how people adapted after the last Ice Age.

The archaeological dig is part of a joint venture with the National Trust, Archaeology South East and Horsham Archaeology Society, called ‘Last Hunters of the Weald’. The aim of the scientific research is to discover more about how ancient people developed new ways of living in a changing environment.

On Saturday 9 November, members of the public can watch history being unearthed for themselves at a live excavation where they can also chat with the archaeologists.

Volunteers from Horsham Archaeology Society, Sue Ray, Jean Francis and Vicky Lillywhite have been sifting enthusiastically through buckets of topsoil, searching for ‘treasures’. Sue describes it as like “digging through a field with a teaspoon”, but the excitement of early finds such as flint tools is spurring them on. “It’s wonderful knowing that you are probably the very first person to see and touch these fragments of human history in 8,000 years; it’s fascinating work; and who knows what we’ll uncover next week!” said Sue.

Progress on the project can be found on Twitter (#NTlasthunters).
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