Mesolithic Flints (Bamburgh)
Flints from Bamburgh. Photo © Audio Visual Centre University of Newcastle.
Mesolithic material from Bamburgh. Now in Museum of Antiquities, Newcastle upon Tyne, accession no 1935.16-18. (1)
11 microliths, 5 scrapers and 1 burin. Found at Bamburgh. (2)
NU 165355, Budle Heugh. Flints including 2x flakes from stone axes, one green and the other burnt; and Flakes x10, 7 of grey Bridlington flint, 1x honey colour, 1x black and 1x yellow speckled flint ; Broken blades x2, 1x grey Bridlington flint and 1x black ; Class E blade of glossy, green-grey cherty material. Very odd - slightly Chalcedonic. Collected 8.3.59. From various small crags behind Bamburgh castle. Museum of Antiquities Newcastle, Accession no. 1964.6.1-6 (4) box 104a. Ex W.Dodds. PaMeLA id 13110, artefact id 21410-21411.
NU 165355, Budle Heugh. Flints including blade of Bridlington flint. Could be Mesolithic - looks older; and very definitely Neolithic material. All razor sharp black chalk derived flint. A few bits are peat stained and several are burnt. Mainly flakes and broken blades. Sunderland Museum, accession number 202-1972, ex W Dodds. PaMeLA id 13111, artefact id 21412-21413. (3)
11 microliths, 5 scrapers and 1 burin. Found at Bamburgh. (2)
NU 165355, Budle Heugh. Flints including 2x flakes from stone axes, one green and the other burnt; and Flakes x10, 7 of grey Bridlington flint, 1x honey colour, 1x black and 1x yellow speckled flint ; Broken blades x2, 1x grey Bridlington flint and 1x black ; Class E blade of glossy, green-grey cherty material. Very odd - slightly Chalcedonic. Collected 8.3.59. From various small crags behind Bamburgh castle. Museum of Antiquities Newcastle, Accession no. 1964.6.1-6 (4) box 104a. Ex W.Dodds. PaMeLA id 13110, artefact id 21410-21411.
NU 165355, Budle Heugh. Flints including blade of Bridlington flint. Could be Mesolithic - looks older; and very definitely Neolithic material. All razor sharp black chalk derived flint. A few bits are peat stained and several are burnt. Mainly flakes and broken blades. Sunderland Museum, accession number 202-1972, ex W Dodds. PaMeLA id 13111, artefact id 21412-21413. (3)
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