Find Spot record MLI82596 - Burnt Wooden Post, Tattershall Thorpe
Summary
Environmental evidence for late Mesolithic forest clearance at Tattershall Thorpe.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Late Mesolithic - 4893 BC to 4530 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A burnt post, found in situ in an early Neolithic post alignment, was radiocarbon-dated to 4893-4530 cal. BC. It was thought to indicate late Mesolithic forest clearance in this area (see also PRN 42788). {1}
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SLI3434 Article in Monograph: Peter Chowne, Frances Healy and Rosemary Bradley. 1992. ‘The Excavation of the Neolithic Settlement Site at Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire’ in Excavations on Redgate Hill, Hunstanton, Norfolk, and at Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire. pp.80-117.
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Location
| Grid reference | TF 236 608 (point) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TATTERSHALL THORPE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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