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*****SWAAG_ID***** | 443 |
Date Entered | 31/01/2012 |
Updated on | 31/01/2012 |
Recorded by | Ric Carter |
Category | Lithic Find / Scatter |
Record Type | Archaeology |
Site Access | Army Range |
Record Date | 28/01/2012 |
Location | Black Beck |
Civil Parish | Bellerby |
Brit. National Grid | Hidden |
Altitude | 343m |
Geology | (To follow) |
Record Name | Black Beck Lithics Site |
Record Description | Lithics scatter, surface-collected from high ground above Black Beck. Mostly of chert but some flint.Possible multi-period occupation site. Further details to follow. |
Image 1 ID | 2193 Click image to enlarge |
Image 1 Description | worked flint core, possibly dating to early mesolithic period; showing thin, dirty and battered cortex indicating of glacial deposit origin | ![](SWAAG-DATABASE/THUMBS/2193.jpg) |
Image 2 ID | 2194 Click image to enlarge |
Image 2 Description | worked flint core ( as above ) but showing where flakes/blades detached | ![](SWAAG-DATABASE/THUMBS/2194.jpg) |
Image 3 ID | 2195 Click image to enlarge |
Image 3 Description | Chert side-scraper | ![](SWAAG-DATABASE/THUMBS/2195.jpg) |
Image 4 ID | 2196 Click image to enlarge |
Image 4 Description | selection of larger pieces of chert collected from the same site with possible evidence of having been worked | ![](SWAAG-DATABASE/THUMBS/2196.jpg) |
Image 5 ID | 2197 Click image to enlarge |
Image 5 Description | selection of smaller lithics from the same site, broken blades and flakes, mostly of chert and flint but one of unknown crystalline material (and one | ![](SWAAG-DATABASE/THUMBS/2197.jpg) |