The Lower Paleolithic Site at Hoxne, England

List of Plates
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Contributors
Foreword by James Rose
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
John J. Wymer and Ronald Singer
The historical context and background
The history of previous excavations at Hoxne
Palynology
Sedimentary units
Excavation method, recording process, and terminology
Location and summary: Records of all cuttings made at Hoxne, 1971-74 and 1978
2. The Geostratigraphic Context of the Archeology
Bruce G. Gladfelter
Introduction
The Upper Sequence
The deposits and the artifacts
Previous interpretations of the stratigraphy at Hoxne
Paleogeomorphic developments at Hoxne
The upland setting of Hoxne
Summary
3. The Geomorphological History of the Waveney Valley and the Interglacial Deposits at Hoxne
Peter Coxon
Introduction
Quarternary geology of the Waveney Valley
The terraces of the River Waveney
Interglacial deposits
4. Flint Industries and Human Activity
John J. Wymer and Ronald Singer
The flint industries
Human activity
5. The Utilization of Lithic Artifacts
1. Microwear analysis of lithics
Lawrence H. Keeley
2. Taphonomic analysis of the faunal assemblage
Marianne P. Stopp
6. New Palynological Studies at Hoxne
William W. Mullenders
Introduction
The pollen diagrams
Conclusions
7. Late-Glacial (Anglian) and Late-Temperate (Hoxnian) Coleoptera
G. Russell Coope
Late-glacial coleoptera from Hoxne
Interglacial coleoptera from Stratum D
8. Fossil Vertebrates
Anthony J. Stuart, Ronald G. Wolff, Adrian M. Lister, Ronald Singer, and Jane M. Egginton
Introduction
Taxonomy and identification
Provenance of the vertebrate assemblage: some taphonomic considerations
Stratigraphical interpreation of vertebrate fauna
Environmental interpretation of the vertebrate fauna
9. Dating the Deposits at Hoxne
Bruce G. Gladfelter, John J. Wymer, and Ronald Singer, with contributions by Sheridan G. E. Bowman, Henry P. Schwarcz, and Rainer Grün
The succession of events at Hoxne
Calibrated-age determinations from Hoxne
The relative age of Hoxne
Discussion
10. The Industries at Hoxne and the Lower Paleolithic of Britain
John J. Wymer, Bruce G. Gladfelter, and Ronald Singer, with a contribution by William W. Mullenders
Hoxne
The Clactonian
Conclusions
References
Index