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An Archaeological Resource Assessment of the Palaeolithic in Lincolnshire

Introduction The last decade has seen an increase in the study of the evidence from this period as the discipline has integrated knowledge from geology, environmental science as well as anthropology and archaeology. The methodologies concerning collection, analysis and interpretation of material representing early human activity has expanded to incorporate a wider range of scientific approaches. Recent studies have lead to a far greater understanding of Quaternary sites in other parts of the country but Lincolnshire has received little attention when compared to such areas as East Anglia or Southern Britain. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey (Wessex Archaeology 1996) has recently discussed evidence for the Palaeolithic period in Lincolnshire but despite a series of studies such as Wymer and Straw (1977) the only other summary publication concerning this period is May’s Prehistoric Lincolnshire (1976). Other investigations have been carried out such as that by the British Geological Survey, and fieldwork by Professor Allan Straw but little published material is available. The data from this period has frequently been viewed, and discussed in terms of geological epoch rather than the more detailed oxygen isotope sequence. This dating system is one from which the Lincolnshire data could benefit although it is only recent studies that have utilised this method such as the Palaeolithic rivers study which is not exhaustive.