Monument record MDR13221 - Flint scatter, Wheat Close, Stretfield Road, Bradwell
Type and Period (1)
- FLINT SCATTER (Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 7000 BC to 3001 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
During a watching brief carried out along the route of a new sewer pipe in Hope and Bradwell, a total of 33 pieces of struck flint (42%) and chert (58%) were found scattered over the c. 55m length of easement in a field called Wheat Close, on the north side of Stretfield Road. Although no individual items were absolutely diagnostic, the group as a whole was considered to be of Late Mesolithic/Early Neolithic date, partly on account of the high proportion of fine-grained chert and partly from the small-blade technology. The material included two chert cores, ten small blades, one of which was steeply retouched to make a small end-scraper, and fourteen flakes. In addition, the distal point of a core-rejuvenation flake of flint had been used as a borer. While some of the artefacts were recovered from the ploughsoil, a few were embedded in the surface of the subsoil and may therefore have been in situ. (1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDR21297 Unpublished document: Garton, D & Guilbert, G. 2009. Archaeological Excavations and Watching Briefs in 2004 on the Route of a New Sewer and Related Works between Severn Trent Water Treatment Plants near Laneside Farm, Hope, and by Stretfield Road, Bradwell, Derbyshire.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 1770 8216 (58m by 58m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRADWELL, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR2953
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Record last edited
Jun 22 2015 11:55AM