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Summary

A small assemblage of residual late Neolithic or Bronze Age lithics was recovered from the evaluation trenches but not associated with specific features.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FLINT SCATTER (Unknown date)

Full description

Rainbird, P., 2013, Land at 39 Fore Street, Seaton, Devon: Results of an Archaeological Trench Evaluation (Report - Evaluation). SDV352641.

The assemblage contains a total of six pieces of worked flint, weighing 61 grams. All but one of
these fragments is derived from a dark grey mottled flint which is likely to have originated in the
Seaton or Beer area. Three of the pieces are primary waste flakes with remnant buff yellow
cortex, and two of them are secondary waste flakes. Several of the waste flakes from context
501 and 704 appear to have a small amount of flaking along some of the edges. The piece
from context 402 appears to have been flaked along one edge to be used as a scraper. The
most interesting piece is a small bifacial core made from a dark brown, cherty flint from context
704. This has multiple sized flaking scares across the entire circumference. These pieces are
likely to be later Neolithic or Bronze Age in date.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6285 - Archaeological Trench Evaluation on Land at 39 Fore Street, Seaton (Ref: ACD748)

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