Monument record MLI82131 - Mesolithic site in Belchford
Summary
Small blade industry site on a slight mound in Belchford
Type and Period (3)
- FLINT SCATTER (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- LITHIC WORKING SITE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Upper Palaeolithic to Late Mesolithic - 40000 BC to 4001 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
44056
A concentrated scatter of flint implements found on a slight sandy mound in Belchford parish. 12 blade cores, 24 broken microliths and numerous debitage flakes picked up in a small area on a single visit. This could be a small blade industry site and possibly a camp site. In addition a knife, scrapers, a biface tool and a possible spear point of perhaps late palaeolithic date were also found. {1}
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SLI6701 Verbal Communication: Bee, T.W.. 2001. Information from Mr Bill Bee following his field walking. HC4 Belchford TF3149 7528.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 3152 7529 (32m by 31m) |
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Civil Parish | BELCHFORD, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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