Find Spot record MLI82596 - Burnt Wooden Post, Tattershall Thorpe
Summary
Environmental evidence for late Mesolithic forest clearance at Tattershall Thorpe.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Late Mesolithic - 4893 BC to 4530 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A burnt post, found in situ in an early Neolithic post alignment, was radiocarbon-dated to 4893-4530 cal. BC. It was thought to indicate late Mesolithic forest clearance in this area (see also PRN 42788). {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 | TF 236 608 (point) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TATTERSHALL THORPE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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