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| HER Number: | 18163.10 |
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| Name: | CARN BREA - Mesolithic findspot |
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Summary
A microlith, five blades, a scraper and two other pieces have been found on Carn Brea.
Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument CO79: Carn Brea Castle
- Conservation Area: CARN BREA
Other References/Statuses
- OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SW64SE 81
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 18163.10
- SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW64SE 113.2-.5-.1
Monument Type(s):
- FINDSPOT (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC)
Full description
A microlith in Camborne Museum, and five blades, a scraper and two other pieces now in Plymouth Museum represent evidence for the earliest phase of activity or occupation on Carn Brea Hill during the Mesolithic period.
A total of 26,382 pieces of worked flint and chert were recovered during the 1970-1973 excavations, mainly from the eastern summit, but only 5% of this came from stratified contexts. Among the unstratified flint were several microliths and other typologically Mesolithic artefacts.
<1> Wymer, JJ, 1977, Gazetteer of Mesolithic Sites in England and Wales, NO 20, 36 (Bibliographic reference). SCO5075.
<2> Ordnance Survey, 19--, OS Card Index (Unpublished document). SCO5189.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO5075 - Bibliographic reference: Wymer, JJ. 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic Sites in England and Wales. CBA Research Report. NO 20, 36. |
| [2] | SCO5189 - Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey. 19--. OS Card Index. |
Associated Finds
- FCO3254 - BLADE (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC)
- FCO1256 - MICROLITH (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC)
- FCO1257 - SCRAPER (TOOL) (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records
| 18163 | Part of: CARN BREA - Neolithic tor enclosure, Iron Age hillfort (Monument) |
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