Find Spot record MLI127454 - Upper Paleolithic Worked Flint Tool, Land North of Corn Close, Fiskerton
Summary
A piece of worked flint, retouched, believed to have been used as a burin and a shouldered point. Recovered from topsoil during trial trenching.
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Protected Status/Designation
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Full Description
A piece of worked flint showing evidence for retouching suggestive of it being used in two disinct phases. Initially the impliment was made as a combination burion/backed knife, being retouched much later to a shouldered point. The piece was assessed and a an Early Upper Palaeolithic or Upper Paleolithic date has been suggested.
The flint was residual, recovered from topsoil. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI18683 Report: Cotswold Archaeology. 2024. Trial Trenching Evaluation at Land North of Corn Close, Fiskerton. CA Project Code MK1144.
- <2> SLI18684 Archive: Cotswold Archaeology. 2024. Trial Trenching Evaluation at Land North of Corn Close, Fiskerton. LCNCC 2024.172.
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Location
| Grid reference | TF 0566 7219 (point) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FISKERTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jan 27 2025 10:03AM
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