Monument record MLI20310 - NEOLITHIC ACTIVITY, LITTLE DUKE FARM
Summary
NEOLITHIC ACTIVITY, LITTLE DUKE FARM
Type and Period (4)
- PIT (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- DITCH (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- LITHIC WORKING SITE (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- MORTUARY HOUSE (Middle Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 20310
DURING THE NEOLITHIC PERIOD THE PROMONTORY WAS SUBSTANTIALLY OPEN GROUND AND WITNESSED SOME FORM OF SETTLEMENT ACTIVITY. DURING THE EXCAVATIONS AT LITTLE DUKE FARM SOME 1150 FLINT IMPLEMENTS AND WASTE PRODUCTS OF A BLADE-BASED INDUSTRY HAVE BEEN RECOVERED FROM THE BURIED SOIL, FOUND PRESERVED BENEATH THE PRIMARY MOUND, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS SHERDS OF VEGETABLE AND FLINT TEMPERED POTTERY AND TWO GROUPS OF INTERCUTTING PITS. THE LATTER MAY REPRESENT PRE- MONUMENT (BARROW CEMETERY 20308) GROUND CLEARANCE OF THE AREA. IN ADDITION, RAPID MAGNETOMETER SURVEY OF THE SURROUNDING PASTURE FIELD REVEALED NUMEROUS ARCHAEOLOGICAL ANOMALIES INCLUDING PITS, GULLIES AND DITCHES, SOME OR ALL OF WHICH MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NEOLITHIC OCCUPATION ACTIVITY. THE FIRST MONUMENT PHASE WAS STARTED IN LATE NEOLITHIC/ EARLY BRONZE AGE TRANSITION PERIOD. THESE FEATURES COMPRISED A ROUGHLY OVAL ARRANGEMENT OF POST HOLES, WHICH MAY REPRESENT A TEMPORARY MORTUARY STRUCTURE. {1}{2}{5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI1068 Bibliographic Reference: FRENCH, C.A.I.. 1994. Excavation of the Deeping St Nicholas Barrow Complex, South Lincolnshire. PP.21-4.
- <2> SLI630 Article in Serial: FRENCH, C.A.I. AND BEGGS, C.. 1992. FENLAND RESEARCH. NO 7 PP. 40-2.
- <3> SLI5388 Article in Serial: Dymond, M. and Trimble, D.. 1991. Heritage Lincolnshire First Annual Report. pp.24-25.
- <4> SLI5389 Article in Serial: Unsworth, S.. 1991. Heritage Lincolnshire First Annual Report. pp.25-27.
- <5> SLI7859 Bibliographic Reference: Crowson, A.; Lane, T. and Reeve. J. (eds). 2000. Fenland Management Project Excavations 1991-1995. DEN 28 (DEN28/91), pp.84-90.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1742 1306 (259m by 310m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DEEPING ST NICHOLAS, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Environmental sampling, Little Duke Farm (ELI648)
- Event - Intervention: Full excavation of barrow at Little Duke Farm (ELI647)
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Sep 21 2021 1:17PM
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