Find Spot record MDO6107 - Mesolithic flints from Woodcutts, Sixpenny Handley
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Summary
One of a series of sites round Woodcutts, finds include microliths, picks, axes, scrapers and cores.
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Full Description
'Woodcutts Common, ST 965174 (also known as Woodcutts, Site 1 by the discoverers). This is one of a series of rich sites around Woodcutts. Finds include: 2 microliths with oblique blunting (form A 1); 3 or more picks; 2 flake axes; 1 burin; 1 point with basal retouch forming a tang; 1 concave scraper; 2 core-trimming flakes; about a dozen flakes, variously retouched, and waste flakes. Three of the flakes are of Portland chert.' (1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDO69 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1970. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1969. 91. 173-174.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 965 174 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST91NE |
| Civil Parish | Sixpenny Handley; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 020 058
Record last edited
Mar 29 2012 4:17AM