Recent archaeological discoveries from exposures of the Cromer Forest‐bed Formation at Happisburgh, UK, have radically changed interpretations of the nature and timing of early hominin occupation of northern latitudes, but this in situ archaeology is only one part of the picture. Surface finds of Pleistocene mammalian remains have been found along this coastline for centuries, with stone tools adding to this record over the past 7 years. The ex situ nature of these finds, however, means they are often seen as limited in the information they can provide. This work contributes to a growing body of research from a range of landscape and environmental contexts that seeks to demonstrate the value and importance of these ex situ assemblages. Here the focus is on Palaeolithic flint artefacts and Pleistocene mammalian remains recovered by a group of local collectors through systematic, GPS‐recorded beach collection from 2013 to 2017, and their use in developing a methodology for working with ex situ Palaeolithic finds in coastal locations. The results demonstrate significant patterning that identifies unexplored exposures both onshore and offshore, considerably expanding the known extent of deposits and facilitating new insights into the wider archaeological landscape associated with the earliest occupation of northern Europe.

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沿海古玩？分析用于在英国哈皮斯堡绘制新旧石器时代遗址的异地海滩发现

英国Happisburgh的Cromer森林床层暴露的最新考古发现，已经彻底改变了对北纬早期人参占领的性质和时间的解释，但是这种原地考古只是图片的一部分。在这条海岸线上已经发现了更新世哺乳动物遗骸的表面发现已有数百年之久，在过去的7年中，用石器工具增加了这一记录。该易地这些发现的性质，但是，意味着他们往往被视为限制了他们可以提供的信息。这项工作促进了来自各种景观和环境背景的越来越多的研究，力图证明这些非原生境的价值和重要性。的集合。这里的重点是旧石器时代的火石制品和一群更新世的哺乳动物遗体，这些收藏家从2013年到2017年通过系统的GPS记录的海滩收集工作回收了它们，并将其用于开发与沿海地区的异地旧石器时代发现一起使用的方法学。结果表明，重要的格局可以识别未开发的陆上和海上暴露，大大扩展了已知的矿床范围，并促进了对与北欧最早占领有关的更广泛的考古景观的新见解。