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| HER Number: | MDV44070 |
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| Name: | ARTEFACT SCATTER in the Parish of Halberton |
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Summary
Prehistoric flint and chert from rowridge farm. Mr m. Britton had recovered c 3,300 flint or chert pieces from his land up to 1968. Five retouched flints also found by thurstan-shaw in the 1930's. Evidence for multi-period activity, including an early aurignacian chert scraper and a mid palaeolithic hollow scraper. Also possibly mesolithic flints. Items of neolithic and bronze age date include thumbscrapers, end scrapers, side scrapers, hollow-nosed scrapers, burins, fabricators, arrowheads retouched and unretouched flakes, cores, core dressing, knives, blades, notched blades and piercers (keene) (dcra).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 990 114 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS91SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Halberton |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HALBERTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS91SE/9/4
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Bronze Age - 698000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV38123.
Des=keene, b. /prehistoric finds from rowridge farm,halberton - a resume/ (6/3/1992)/in parish file.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV38124.
Des=dcra record sheets/in parish file.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV38125.
Mus=exe/1936/38.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV38126.
Mus=exe/203/1975/8.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV38127.
Des=worksheet(keene, b.1984)+ notes/in parish file.
Keene, B., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV2098.
Prehistoric flint and chert from rowridge farm. Mr m. Britton had recovered c 3,300 flint or chert pieces from his land up to 1968. Five retouched flints also found by thurstan-shaw in the 1930's. Evidence for multi-period activity, including an early aurignacian chert scraper and a mid palaeolithic hollow scraper. Also possibly mesolithic flints. Items of neolithic and bronze age date include thumbscrapers, end scrapers, side scrapers, hollow-nosed scrapers, burins, fabricators, arrowheads retouched and unretouched flakes, cores, core dressing, knives, blades, notched blades and piercers (keene) (dcra).
Valentin, J., 2009, Tiverton Eastern Urban Expansion Area. Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment and Evaluation, 4, App.1 A77 (Report - Assessment). SDV345204.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV2098 | Migrated Record: Keene, B.. |
| SDV345204 | Report - Assessment: Valentin, J.. 2009. Tiverton Eastern Urban Expansion Area. Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment and Evaluation. AC Archaeology Report. ACD30/2/1. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4, App.1 A77. |
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| SDV38123 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV38124 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV38125 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV38126 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV38127 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV14082 | Part of: ARTEFACT SCATTER in the Parish of Halberton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4893 - Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment, Tiverton
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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