Find Spot record MDO29469 - Mesolithic flints, Pokesdown, Bournemouth

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Mesolithic flint implements including four scrapers, two microliths and three other flints were found in Pokesdown.

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Four Mesolithic scrapers, two microliths and three other flints have been found in Pokesdown, and are now in the British Museum. Two microliths are in the Red House Museum, Christchurch. <1>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Wymer, J J, and Bonsall, C. 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic sites in England and Wales, with a gazetteer of Upper Palaeolithic sites in England and Wales. 107.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 459000.

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Grid reference SZ 12 92 (point)
Map sheet SZ19SW
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 19 SW 85
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 459000

Record last edited

Nov 27 2023 11:21AM

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