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Mesolithic Flints (Bamburgh)

Flints from Bamburgh. Photo © Audio Visual Centre University of Newcastle.
Flints from Bamburgh. Photo © Audio Visual Centre University of Newcastle.
A number of worked flint tools dating to the Mesolithic period have been found at this site. They include eleven microliths, which are tiny flint flakes which would have been attached to a larger tool to form a sharp edge.
N5092
Mesolithic (10000BC to 4000BC)


Source of Reference
Local History of Bamburgh

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