EDO809 - Whitcombe Hill, Winfrith Newburgh; excavation 1971 to 1972

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Location

Grid reference SY 8050 8700 (point)
Map sheet SY88NW
Civil Parish Whitcombe; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Organisation

Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society

Date

1971 and 1972

Description

Second season of excavation by S Palmer on Whitcombe Hill Mesolithic habitation site, mainly identifying two floor surfaces. Finds included many microliths on long blades and a small axe.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1972. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1971. 93. 132-133.
  • --- Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1973. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1972. 94. 75.
  • --- Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1981. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1979. 101. 27-49.
  • --- Monograph: Palmer, S. 1978. Mesolithic cultures of Britain. 135-136, 297.

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Apr 14 2021 5:27PM

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