Monument record MLI52915 - BRONZE AGE FLINTS FOUND AT RIBY CROSS ROADS
Summary
BRONZE AGE FLINTS FOUND AT RIBY CROSS ROADS
Type and Period (1)
- LITHIC SCATTER (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
SOME 75 FLINTS WERE FOUND DURING EXCAVATION OF AN ANGLO-SAXON SITE. THERE WERE 9 TOOL TYPES; SEVEN WERE DIAGNOSTIC, TWO WERE RETOUCHED AND THE REMAINDER COMPRISED FIVE CORES, TEN BLADE FLAKES AND 51 FLAKES. THE MATERIAL WAS LATE NEOLITHIC - EARLY BRONZE AGE. THERE MAY BE SOME POST-BEAKER MATERIAL AS WELL. THERE WERE ALSO A NUMBER OF BEAKER SHERDS FOUND, AS WELL AS OTHER SHERDS OF EARLY, MIDDLE AND LATE BRONZE AGE. {1}
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SLI329 Article in Serial: STEEDMAN, K.. 1994. ‘Excavation of a Saxon Site at Riby Cross Roads’ in the Archaeological Journal. VOL 151 PP 280-4, 232-4.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TA 1862 0823 (260m by 274m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | RIBY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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