Description

Summary: 1 core, 1 blade and 15 flakes excavated by Paul Ashbee from Bishops Cannings G76, in 1964.

Research results

A small collection of flint, including a core and blade, and 15 flakes, excavated by Paul Ashbee from Beckhampton Road Long Barrow in 1964. Unfortunately, any note indicating the original context of these flints had been lost, however the original publication of the excavations in 1979 describes a core and 16 flakes as being found in the disturbance from Thurnham's 19th century excavations. It is likely that these are the flints refered to. The blade is well knapped, however the flakes are all highly irregular and with surviving areas of cortex, likely indicating relatively careless initial preparation of the core.