Late Mesolithic flint assemblage and possible pits, east of Hoe Farm (EHER 7856)

During the trial trench excavation of a cropmark enclosure (see EHER 7859), evidence was recorded for Mesolithic occupation, indicated by an assemblage flint artefacts. The flint types included blade cores, blades, core rejuvenation flakes, microliths and a micro-burin. Taken as a whole, the flintwork could represent 'the palimpsest of what was once a multiple-focus Late Mesolithic site', most of which had been destroyed by later activity.

April-May 1976. Trial trenching. A cropmark enclosure (see EHER 7859) was excavated in 1976. The excavation recorded evidence for Mesolithic occupation, indicated by finds of flint artefacts; flints were also found from fieldwalking prior to the excavation. Trench C produced a concentration of flints attributable to the Late Mesolithic. They came from three features, two of which could have been Late Mesolithic pits (see EHER 7857 for alternative interpretation). The flint types included blade cores, blades, core rejuvenation flakes, microliths and a micro-burin. Taken as a whole, the flintwork could represent 'the palimpsest of what was once a multiple-focus Late Mesolithic site', most of which had been destroyed by later activity. <1> <2> <3> See also <4> and <5>. See aerial photographs and photographs. <5> - <16>