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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 694 |
| Date Entered | 10/03/2013 |
| Updated on | 02/02/2014 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Lithic Find / Scatter |
| Record Type | Archaeology |
| Site Access | Private |
| Record Date | 01/01/2005 |
| Location | Barforth, 400m South-West of the West Tees Railway Viaduct |
| Civil Parish | Not known |
| Brit. National Grid | NZ 155 171 |
| Altitude | 60m |
| Geology | Glacial drift over Namurian strata. |
| Record Name | Barforth, SW of the West Tees Railway viaduct. Stray find. Backed point of Early Mesolithic character- Deepcar Type. |
| Record Description | Stray find. White patinated flint. Backed point of Early Mesolithic character- Deepcar Type. See photographs.
Reference: Radley, J. and Mellars, P. 1964. 'A Mesolithic Structure at Deepcar, Yorkshire, England, and the affinities of its associated Flint Industries.' Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. New Series, Vol XXX, 1964,1-24. |
| Dimensions | 34mm* 10m*3mmSee photographs. |
| Additional Notes | This stray find,a backed point of diagnostic Early Mesolithic Form and the only lithic find at this location, is comparable to other lithic finds of similar Early Mesolithic Character from sites elsewhere in the Pennines, including the collections from sites North of the Tees, see records from Wynch Bridge, Towler Hill and below Whorlton. |
| Image 1 ID | 4138 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 2 ID | 4139 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 3 ID | 4140 Click image to enlarge |
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