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Name:Mesolithic flint found to the north of Bunkers Gorse, West Keal
HER Number:MLI40948
Type of record:Monument

Summary

Mesolithic flint found to the north of Bunkers Gorse, West Keal

Grid Reference:TF 368 650
Map Sheet:TF36NE
Parish:WEST KEAL, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

Full description

Concentration of Mesolithic flint found just to the nort of Bunkers Gorse. {1}, AREA 0.07H, HTM 61M
Two microliths and seven blades are recorded at TF 369 651 in the Colonisation of Britain Project. The blades may date from either the Upper Palaeolithic or Mesolithic periods. The flint is from the G.V. Taylor Collection. {2}


<1> Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W., 1993, Lincolnshire Survey, The Northern Fen-Edge, WKE 19 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1077.

<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2012, The Colonisation of Britain Project, 13415 and 13416 (Index). SLI13825.

Monument Types

  • FLINT SCATTER (Upper Palaeolithic to Late Mesolithic - 40000 BC to 4001 BC)

Associated Finds

  • BLADE (Upper Palaeolithic to Late Mesolithic - 40000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • MICROLITH (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)

Sources and further reading

<1>Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1993. Lincolnshire Survey, The Northern Fen-Edge. WKE 19.
<2>Index: Wessex Archaeology. 2012. The Colonisation of Britain Project. 13415 and 13416.

Related records

MLI40947Related to: MESOLITHIC FLINT FOUND IN WEST KEAL PARISH (Monument)
MLI40909Related to: PREHISTORIC SITE, WEST KEAL (Monument)