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Description: | PRN 60609
During fieldwalking as part of the Fenland Survey, a scatter of Mesolithic flint implements were recovered from the southern tip of a sand island (though the site may extend further northwards) and from the surface of adjacent later marine clays. Flints from the marine clays had been incorporated into the topsoil by ploughing through the clays into the sand beneath.{1}
During the Fenland Evaluation Project, although fieldwalking was not undertaken due to cropping, lithics were noted on a paleosol sealed by marine clays.{2}
As part of the Fenland Management Project, fieldwalking and trial excavations were carried out on this site. Prehistoric probable pits were recorded, one of which was surrounded and covered with burnt flint fragments, and another with calcined animal bone fragments. The range of waste types and burnt flint suggest the possiblity of a late Mesolithic camp or settlement.{2}{3}{4} | Subjects: | General Archaeology | Temporal: | 7000BC - 4001BC | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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