Jackson, R., Bevan, L., Hurst, D. and Rouffignac, de, C. (1994). Salvage Recording of a Mesolithic Site at Lightmarsh Farm, Kidderminster Foreign (Internal Report No 199). Hereford and Worcester County Council Archaeological Service.

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Title:		 Salvage Recording of a Mesolithic Site at Lightmarsh Farm, Kidderminster Foreign (Internal Report No 199)
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Number of Pages:		 49
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Publication Type:		 Report
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Abstract:		 <summary>Salvage recording was undertaken on a Mesolithic hunter-gatherer occupation site revealed during construction of a new water-main on behalf of Severn Trent Water, running from Trimpley to Blackstone in the north of the county. Investigation of a significant concentration of flint artefacts led to the identification of surviving Mesolithic and later deposits. A total of 1,482 fragments of flint were recovered, mostly comprising waste material but also including 88 artefacts, typical of a Later Mesolithic narrow-blade industry. These were associated with features which may represent a temporary shelter and activity relating to a short period of occupation by a small band of hunters. Evidence of a fire included charred hazelnut fragments. A sample of these produced a radiocarbon date which, when calibrated, suggests that the site dates to the earlier 8th millennium BC (OxA-4327 - 8800+/-80 BP) - on a national basis an early date for a site characterised by a narrow-blade industry. This is one of the first Mesolithic sites in the region where excavation has produced a combination of features, artefacts, environmental remains and a radiocarbon date, and as such is regarded as a very significant discovery. {italon}Au(?abr){italoff} {italon}SMR Primary Record Numbers:{italoff} HWCM15301
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Author:		 Robin Jackson
Lynne Bevan
Derek Hurst
Clare Rouffignac, de
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Publisher:		 Hereford and Worcester County Council Archaeological Service
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Year of Publication:		 1994
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Location - Auto Detected: Lightmarsh Farm Kidderminster
Location - Auto Detected: Severn Trent
Location - Auto Detected: Blackstone
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MESOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
MESOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
1482 (Auto Detected Temporal)
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Note:		 Date Of Issue From: 1994 Date Of Coverage From: 01 Date Of Coverage To: 01 Editorial Expansion: Site name: LIGHTMARSH FARM, NORTH OF WRIBBENHALL (TRIMPLEY TO BLACKSTONE AQUEDUCT)
Study area: c0.064ha
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Wyre Forest
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Ngr: SO79007710
Parish: Kidderminster Foreign
Postcode: DY121NE
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Created Date:		 19 Jan 2009