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Monument record MDR16533 - Mesolithic flint scatter, Salter Sitch, Totley Moor

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Full Description

SK 287 786. In 1963, over 100 Mesolithic black chert blades, flakes and wasters were found by J Radley on Totley Moor. A core and eight microliths were also found. (1, 2) A microlith of white flint was found at SK 288 787 by L B Cooper in August 1965. (3, 4)

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Index: North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust (NDAT). NDAT 1278.
  • <2> Article in serial: Radley, J and Marshall, G. 1963. 'Mesolithic sites in south west Yorkshire', The Yorkshire Archaeological Journal. Volume 41. p. 175.
  • <3> Index: North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust (NDAT). NDAT 1280.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Cooper, L B. 19??. Notes.

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Location

Grid reference SK 288 786 (point)
Civil Parish HOLMESFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE

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Apr 28 2016 2:57PM

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