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| HER Number: | MDV477 |
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| Name: | Mesolithic flint scatter, Northam |
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Summary
Collection of retouched flakes, points, piercers, small blades and a possible burin. Exact find spot(s) uncertain.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 44 29 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Northam |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NW/21
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum Accession Number: 157/1975
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FLINT SCATTER (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC)
Full description
Rawlin, Rev F.J., 1873, Collection of flint tools (Museum Collection). SDV18467.
A small bag comprising various retouched flakes; points; piercers; a possible burin; small blades, some snapped with oblique ends (2nd June 1873).
University of Southampton, 2018, North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV361978.
The Wymer Mesolithic database records circa 30 blades/flakes in Exeter Museum. The location is referenced only to Northam, therefore the precise findspot is uncertain and could relate to one of several other recorded findspots in the general area.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV18467 | Museum Collection: Rawlin, Rev F.J.. 1873. Collection of flint tools. Royal Albert Memorial Museum. EXE/157/1975. Unknown. |
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| SDV361978 | Interpretation: University of Southampton. 2018. North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV8299 - BLADE (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC)
- FDV8298 - BORER (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC)
- FDV8297 - BURIN? (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC)
- FDV8295 - POINT (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC)
- FDV8296 - RETOUCHED FLAKE (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 22 2023 6:20PM |
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