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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 583 | | Date Entered | 24/07/2012 | | Updated on | 24/07/2012 | | Recorded by | Tim Laurie | | Category | Lithic Find / Scatter | | Record Type | Archaeology | | SWAAG Site Name | | | Site Type | | | Site Name | | | Site Description | | | Site Access | Private | | Record Date | 01/01/2005 | | Location | R. Tees. Upper Teesdale. | | Civil Parish | Holwick | | Brit. National Grid | Hidden | | Altitude | 250m | | Geology | Dolerite, Whin cill. | | Record Name | | | Record Description | Lithic scatter with both broad blade (Early mesolithic) and narrow blade rod microliths (Late Mesolithic) and other finds including a perforated shale disc idicating occupation at a riverside location from the Early Mesolithic (circa 8000BC) to the Late Mesolithic (Circa 7000BC).
Reference:
Coggins, D., Laurie T. and Young,R. 1985. 'The Late Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic of the North Pennine Dales in the light of recent fieldwork.' In Bonsall, C.(ed)
The Mesolithic in Europe.Papers presented at the Third International Symposium. Edinburgh. | | Dimensions | | | Geographical area | | | Species | | | Scientific Name | | | Common / Notable Species | | | Tree and / or Stem Girth | | | Tree: Position / Form / Status | | | Tree Site ID | 0 | | Associated Site SWAAG ID | 0 | | Additional Notes | The lithic finds had eroded from the river bank which has now been consolidated and no further finds have been made since the original discovery of this site during the 1970's by the Late Dennis Coggins. | | Image 1 ID | 3178 Click image to enlarge | | Image 1 Description | |  | | Image 2 ID | 3179 Click image to enlarge | | Image 2 Description | |  | |
