Monument record MLI97341 - Late Mesolithic to early Bronze Age finds from excavations near Dyke, Bourne
Summary
Late Mesolithic to early Bronze Age flints were found during excavations on land to the southeast of Dyke, Bourne
Type and Period (1)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Late Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 7000 BC to 1501 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 38895
Six flints and and an early Bronze Age potsherd were found during the Fenland Project, Lincolnshire Survey (Site Ref. BOU28). {1}
Archaeological excavations carried out in August 2007, in advance of works to install a watermain across land to the southeast of Dyke, resulted in the recovery of 63 pieces of struck or worked flint of late Mesolithic to early Bronze Age date. The majority of the assemblage was either unstratified or occurred residually in later, mostly Romano-British, contexts. However, three flints were associated with pre-Roman alluvial deposits: a serrated flint blade with late Mesolithic/early Neolithic characteristics, a flint flake of late Neolithic/early Bronze Age character, and an early Neolithic flint core. A group of 13 pieces of flints occurred in the fill of a sub-oval pit, which also produced a potsherd of probable or possible Roman date. Datable examples in the group were generally attributable to the early Neolithic (7 pieces), although a late Neolithic to early Bronze Age piece was present in the assemblage. {2}{3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. BOU28.
- <2> SLI12504 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. Nov 2008. Bourne to Guthram Water Main: Archaeological Excavation. BGWM07.
- <3> SLI12505 Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. Nov 2008. Bourne to Guthram Water Main: Archaeological Excavation. 2007.109.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 11191 21972 (201m by 200m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BOURNE, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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