Monument record MLI43312 - Mesolithic flint finds, East Keal Bypass
Summary
Mesolithic flint finds, East Keal Bypass
Type and Period (1)
- FLINT SCATTER (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 43312
Concentrations of Mesolithic flints have been found during fieldwalking at TF 3727 6364 and TF 3735 6370. {1}
There is a further collection of worked Mesolithic flint from this field, possibly from TF 374 637. Flints include microliths, cores and scrapers, found on a sandy ledge fenwards of the Wolds. The collection is on loan to City and County Museum. It is also listed as TF 3833 6364. {2}
A rapid fieldwalking survey of the proposed East Keal bypass route demonstrated that flints were present all along the corridor with no special concentrations. The density of flint fell only slightly on the steep slope at the north end of the field where the soil is much heavier. Further flintwork was observed outside the 100m corridor, with a particular concentration on the western edge of the field. This group of material contained a number of blades and blade cores, suggesting a Mesolithic date. There is a relatively high number of blades and cores, the cores being of both earlier and later Mesolithic types. Diagnostic tools include early Mesolithic obliquely blunted point microliths. No diagnostic later Mesolithic pieces were found, but due to the nature of the survey this is not surprising. {6}{7}
Five cores, over twenty blades or flakes and a microlith are recorded in the Colonisation of Britain survey at TF 374 637 from the M. Felcey collection. The microlith is dated as Mesolithic, the other flints do not have dates. It is possible that these flints are part of those recorded elsewhere in this record. {8}
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SLI1077 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1993. Lincolnshire Survey, The Northern Fen-Edge. EKE4, A8.
- <2> SLI3000 Index: SMR FILE. EAST KEAL. TF 36 SE:D -.
- <3> SLI774 Article in Serial: J.B. Whitwell and Catherine M. Wilson. 1969. LINCOLNSHIRE HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY. VOL 14 P 99.
- <4> SLI873 Bibliographic Reference: J.J. Wymer and C.J. Bonsall (eds.). 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic Sites in England and Wales, with a Gazetteer of Upper Palaeolithic Sites in England and Wales. p.175.
- <5> SLI2323 Index: NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORD. EAST KEAL. TF 36 SE:26,1992, -.
- <6> SLI3433 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1993. East Keal Bypass: Archaeological Assessment of the Preferred Route. FIELD 2.
- <7> SLI696 Article in Serial: F.N. Field and I. George. 1994. Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. VOL 29 P 46.
- <8> SLI13825 Index: Wessex Archaeology. 2012. The Colonisation of Britain Project. 13405.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 3733 6369 (390m by 391m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | EAST KEAL, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Fenland Survey Field Walking (ELI595)
- Event - Survey: Fieldwalking survey along the route of the proposed East Keal bypass (ELI485)
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Record last edited
Feb 15 2024 1:03PM
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