NHER 69597 (Find Spot record) - Palaeolithic mammoth tooth (North Sea, poorly located)
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTH SEA, -, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
This record details poorly-located objects recovered as a result of off-shore dredging that were potentially derived from Aggregates Extraction Licence Area 296. These discoveries were reported to English Heritage/English Heritage through the Marine Aggregate Industry Protocol for Reporting Finds of Archaeological Interest. See (S1) and (S2) for further information on the Protocol and NHER 54879 for details of objects definitely recovered within Licence Area 296.
Pre 1 October 2010. Off-shore Dredging.
Found at Erith Wharf amongst material from either Licence Area 296 or Licence Area 447 (Thames Region):
1 Palaeolithic mammoth tooth.
Noted in reporting protocol annual reports (S3) and (S4). Discovery Report awaited. This tooth and its analysis were featured in the Spring 2013 issue of the protocol's newsletter (S4).
P. Watkins (HES), 16 November 2025.
March 2011. Off-shore Dredging.
Found at Erith Wharf amongst a mixed load comprising material from East Coast Region Licence Areas 296 and 430 and Licence Area 122/1A (Owers Region):
1 Palaeolithic mammoth tooth.
See protocol annual report (S5) for further details. Discovery Report awaited.
P. Watkins (HES), 16 November 2025.
Associated Sources (5)
- <S1> SNF94025 Unpublished Document: BMAPA and English Heritage. 2003. Marine Aggregate Dredging and the Historic Environment. Assessing, evaluating, mitigating and monitoring the archaeological effects of marine aggregate dredging.
- <S2> SNF94026 Unpublished Document: BMAPA and English Heritage. 2005. Protocol for reporting finds of archaeological interest.
- <S3> SNF94031 Unpublished Report: Wessex Archaeology. 2010. Protocol for reporting finds of archaeological interest. Annual Report to BMAPA 2009-2010.
- <S4> SNF103248 Serial: Wessex Archaeology. 2013. Dredged Up - Archaeology Finds Reporting Service Newsletter. Issue 12 Spring 2013. pp 4-5.
- <S5> SNF94032 Unpublished Report: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. Protocol for reporting finds of archaeological interest. Annual Report to BMAPA 2010-2011.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 10001 BC)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Palaeolithic - 1000000 BC to 10001 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Nov 18 2025 8:30AM