Find Spot record MDO37136 - Mesolithic/Early Neolithic flint industry, Sherrings Green, Puddletown

<1> Bellamy, P, 2000, Land at Sherring's Green Close, Blandford Road, Puddletown, Dorset. Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SDO12216.

<2> Bellamy, P and Pearce, P, 2001, Sherrings Green Close, Puddletown, Dorset. Archaeological Evaluation: Phase 2 (Unpublished document). SDO12238.

‘DISCUSSION. … at the end of the first phase of the evaluation, the identification of a number of features as prehistoric was very tentative, especially given the dearth of prehistoric material recovered. This second phase of evaluation has, in contrast, produce a comparatively large amount of prehistoric finds dating from the Neolithic to the Iron Age, with the bulk of the material belonging to the Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age (c. 2900-1600 BC) and the Middle Bronze Age (c. 1600-1200 BC). ...

The difficult nature of the archaeology has meant that it was not feasible to trace the course of the possible prehistoric monuments with any degree of certainty. It has also meant that it has proved very difficult to be certain of their function, given the small proportion of these features available for excavation within the confines of the evaluation trenches. Nevertheless, on the basis of the two phases of evaluation, it is possible to propose a potential sequence of activity on the site.

The earliest phase of activity on the site is represented by the flint industry of Mesolithic/Early Neolithic character. The very small quantities recovered and their occurrence in residual contexts only means that it is not possible to do more than note its presence on the site.’

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