Element record L1504 - Small flint scatter, Thoroton

Summary

ARTEFACT SCATTER (Middle Palaeolithic to Late Bronze Age)

Location

Grid reference SK 76100 43300 (point)
Map sheet SK74SE
District Rushcliffe
Civil Parish Thoroton, Rushcliffe

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A small flint scatter, discovered whilst walking cropmark L1502. Probably unrelated to the cropmark. 53 implements plus waste material. 12 blades, high proportion of scrapers, including 2 flat cores with scraping edges worked on them. 4 borers or piercers. 4 cores. Approx 4 Ha, grid ref centred. Located on the E slope below the ridge between the River Smite and Red Gutter. It probably extends onto fields to W and S. (1)
See L1502 for cropmarks, L1503 for nearby finds.


<1> Hills MH, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT771.

<2> EMAB eds, 1979-82, East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin, p 31 (Published document). SNT164.

<3> Thoroton Society, 1981, TTS, p 18 (Published document). SNT394.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Personal comment: Hills MH. Pers Comm.
  • <2> Published document: EMAB eds. 1979-82. East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin. 13. p 31.
  • <3> Published document: Thoroton Society. 1981. TTS. 85. p 18.

Finds (4)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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