Find Spot record MDO2872 - Bronze Age finds from Warmwell Quarry, West Knighton

Fieldwalking and test pits on this site at Warmwelll Quarry which is under archaeological assessment revealed a substanstial assemblage of prehistoric flint artefacts, a chert hammerstone, a quantity of unworked burnt flints and a few ceramic items of a later date.

Through fieldwalking and test pits a large assemblage of prehistoric lithic, and some ceramic, artefacts were recovered. The 28 test pits were spaced at 50m intervals with a 1m area in the north-west corner of each pit, dug by hand to a depth of approximetely 0.3-0.4m. From the fieldwalking a total of 251 archaeological finds were recovered. This includes 179 struck flint, 35 retouched flakes, 2 arrow heads, 2 knives/blades, 12 cores and 21 scrapers. From the test pits a total of 36 finds were recorded. This amounts to 33 struck flint, 1 retouched flake, 1 knife/blade and 1 scraper. The character of the artefact material favours an Early Bronze Age date.

<1> Bevan, L, Dingwall, L, and Trafford, N, 1990, Warmwell Quarry, West Knighton, Dorset: A preliminary Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SDO14192.

<2> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1991, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1990, 114-115 (Serial). SDO90.

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