Monument record MLI33566 - Neolithic settlement at Barholm
Summary
Neolithic settlement at Barholm
Type and Period (3)
- PIT (Middle Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2351 BC)
- SETTLEMENT (Middle Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POST HOLE (Middle Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 33566
Topsoil stripping in preparation for gravel quarrying revealed the remains of a late Neolithic settlement which was subsequently excavated in summer 1965. The features present include over 20 pits, post holes and several features of uncertain purpose which were labelled 'working hollows', which may include a possible hearth and hut remains. Pot boiler stones, charcoal and hardened clay were found within these features, suggesting that cooking took place there. Finds from the site include animal bone, pottery (predominantly Grooved Ware), flints, a single human bone and two bone pins. The largest concentrations of finds came from three of the pits, and the nature and quantity of material recovered from these features suggests the possibility of deliberate deposition rather than simply disposal of rubbish. The animal bone and also the pollen analysis suggest a primarily pastoral economy based on cattle and pig farming. {4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI2892 Index: SMR FILE. BARHOLM AND STOWE. TF11SW:U -.
- <2> SLI2288 Index: SIMPSON, W.G.. 1965. EAST MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN. VOL 8 P 8.
- <3> SLI7062 Serial: W.G. Simpson. 1965. Welland Valley Research Committee Report 1964-65. Report No.3. p.3.
- <4> SLI10959 Article in Monograph: Simpson, W G. 1993. The Fenland Project, Number 7: Excavations in Peterborough and the Lower Welland Valley 1960-69. -.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 100 101 (141m by 165m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BARHOLM AND STOWE, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | TALLINGTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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