MSO8304 - Mesolithic flint from Timberscombe Churchyard (Find Spot)

Summary

A Mesolithic flint flake was found here in 1845.

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)

Protected Status

None recorded

Full Description

SS 9560 4203. Flint flake with secondary chipping found in the churchyard at Timberscombe, July 1945. Given to the County Museum, Taunton by Dr FC Eeles. [1] This flake is classified as Mesolithic by Taunton Castle Museum. There seem to have been no other finds from the same area. [2] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [3]

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SEM341141 Article in serial: Anonymous. 1949. Additions to the Museum From 9 July 1947 to 6 July 1948. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. 94. Part I, pp 45-54.
<2> SMO7319 Unpublished document: PITCHER, GHP. 1960s. Field Investigators Comments. Ordnance Survey visit, F1, 26 May 1965.
<3> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 36887, Extant 17 May 2022.