Tuff, Flint, and Hazelnuts: Final Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Occupation at Netherhall Road, Maryport, Cumbria

Q2 Arts and Humanities Internet Archaeology Pub Date : 2022-07-01 DOI:10.11141/ia.59.4
A. Clarke, Magnus Kirby, D. Alldritt, Fraser Brown
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Evidence for Final Palaeolithic and Mesolithic occupation at Maryport, Cumbria, was discovered during the excavation of Roman occupation features by CFA Archaeology Ltd. A varied lithic assemblage was recovered including worked flint (55%) and tuff (43%), with the rest consisting of a small amount of chert, chalcedony, and rhyolite. Early occupation, probably dating to the Final Palaeolithic Federmesser-Gruppen, is demonstrated through different technological styles among the lithic assemblage. Three phases of activity were identified from cut features and there was a significant amount of charred hazelnut shell, which gave radiocarbon dates centring around 8200 cal BCE. This site provides the first clear evidence that tuff was exploited directly from sources in the Central Lake District, possibly as early as the Final Palaeolithic. The occupation evidence also demonstrates intensive processing of hazelnuts centring around 8200 cal BCE and lasting for 150–558 years. The dates and occupation span are almost identical to those derived from the Mesolithic structure at Cass ny Hawin 2 on the Isle of Man.
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塔夫、弗林特和榛子:坎布里亚郡马里波特Netherhall路旧石器时代和中石器时代的最终占领
CFA考古有限公司在发掘罗马占领特征的过程中发现了坎布里亚郡玛丽波特旧石器时代和中石器时代最终占领的证据。发现了各种各样的石器组合,包括加工过的燧石(55%)和凝灰岩(43%),其余由少量的燧石、玉髓和流纹岩组成。早期的占领,可能可以追溯到旧石器时代最后的Federmesser Gruppen,通过石器时代组合中不同的技术风格来证明。从切割特征中确定了三个活动阶段,并有大量烧焦的榛子壳,其放射性碳年代集中在公元前8200年左右。该遗址提供了第一个明确的证据,证明凝灰岩可能早在旧石器时代末期就直接从中央湖区的来源开采。占领证据还表明,榛子的密集加工集中在公元前8200年左右,持续时间为150–558年。日期和职业跨度几乎与马恩岛Cass ny Hawin 2的中石器时代建筑相同。
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