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, Frances Healy and Rosemary Bradley. 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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