external_content.pdf
The archaeological remains at Howick consist of a Mesolithic hut site and an Early Bronze Age cist cemetery located on a modern cliff edge overlooking a small estuary. This volume is devoted solely to the reporting and interpretation of the Mesolithic remains. Three huts had been constructed on the...
| Γλώσσα: | English |
|---|---|
| Έκδοση: |
Historic England
2020
|
| id |
oapen-20.500.12657-43980 |
|---|---|
| record_format |
dspace |
| spelling |
oapen-20.500.12657-439802023-02-01T09:35:02Z Mesolithic Settlement in the North Sea Basin Waddington, Clive History Europe General bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJD European history The archaeological remains at Howick consist of a Mesolithic hut site and an Early Bronze Age cist cemetery located on a modern cliff edge overlooking a small estuary. This volume is devoted solely to the reporting and interpretation of the Mesolithic remains. Three huts had been constructed on the Howick site, all on the same footprint, with no evidence to indicate a gap between these occupations, and the remains inside the hut were all consistent with its use as a habitation site. The lithic material from Howick is the most accurately dated assemblage from any British Mesolithic site and is a classic example of a narrow-blade industry. Typically for Britain these sites date from around 7500 cal BC but the Howick dates indicate an earlier start for this type of industry. The chipped stone assemblage from Howick is all made from locally occurring beach pebble flint which fits into the wider pattern of localised raw material acquisition by groups elsewhere in North-East England. 2020-12-15T14:13:50Z 2020-12-15T14:13:50Z 2007 book 9781842172469 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/43980 eng application/pdf n/a external_content.pdf Historic England Historic England 104937 d72b38ec-057d-48e4-904e-00ca0eecc129 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781842172469 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Historic England Knowledge Unlatched open access |
| institution |
OAPEN |
| collection |
DSpace |
| language |
English |
| description |
The archaeological remains at Howick consist of a Mesolithic hut site and an Early Bronze Age cist cemetery located on a modern cliff edge overlooking a small estuary. This volume is devoted solely to the reporting and interpretation of the Mesolithic remains. Three huts had been constructed on the Howick site, all on the same footprint, with no evidence to indicate a gap between these occupations, and the remains inside the hut were all consistent with its use as a habitation site. The lithic material from Howick is the most accurately dated assemblage from any British Mesolithic site and is a classic example of a narrow-blade industry. Typically for Britain these sites date from around 7500 cal BC but the Howick dates indicate an earlier start for this type of industry. The chipped stone assemblage from Howick is all made from locally occurring beach pebble flint which fits into the wider pattern of localised raw material acquisition by groups elsewhere in North-East England. |
| title |
external_content.pdf |
| spellingShingle |
external_content.pdf |
| title_short |
external_content.pdf |
| title_full |
external_content.pdf |
| title_fullStr |
external_content.pdf |
| title_full_unstemmed |
external_content.pdf |
| title_sort |
external_content.pdf |
| publisher |
Historic England |
| publishDate |
2020 |
| _version_ |
1771297514101669888 |
