Monument record MLI82594 - Mesolithic Flint Scatter, Tattershall Thorpe
Summary
Scatters of Mesolithic flints at Tattershall Thorpe.
Type and Period (1)
- LITHIC SCATTER (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
During excavations in 1981 and trial trenching in 1984, a scatter of Mesolithic flint artefacts was recovered from this location. The assemblages comprised two fragmentary microliths, four truncated pieces of flint, and five small and regular blade cores. {1}
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SLI3434 Article in Monograph: Peter Chowne and Frances Healy. 1992. ‘The excavation of the Neolithic settlement site at Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire’ in Excavations on Redgate Hill, Hunstanton, Norfolk, and at Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire. pp.80-117.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 2371 6086 (202m by 215m) Centre |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TATTERSHALL THORPE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Tattershall Thorpe Excavations (ELI87)
- Event - Intervention: Trenching at Tattershall Thorpe (ELI88)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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