Find Spot record MDO5908 - Mesolithic site, Pamphill
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Summary
A collection of Mesolithic flint tools and flint working waste, including cores, blades, microliths and waste flakes, recovered from spoil heaps during construction of the Wimborne By-pass. Although the material had been moved, circumstances suggested that it had come from very close by. It was interpreted as evidence of a flint-working site in the near vicinity.
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Full Description
During construction of the Wimborne By-pass 1980-1, a Mesolithic site at SZ 004 994 was accidentally destroyed. However, almost all of the artefacts were deposited in a spoil heap a four metres away. Over 400 flint artefacts have been recovered and tabulated providing a record of a microlith culture in the oven. (1)
<1> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1983, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1982, 169-170 (Serial). SDO82.
<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 888367 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 004 994 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ09NW |
| Civil Parish | Pamphill; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 016 108
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 09 NW 76
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 888367
Record last edited
Jan 16 2024 6:32PM
