Find Spot record 4437/0/1 - Prehistoric and Roman settlement, Whaddon Field

Worked flints of Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age type have been found, as well as Roman and early medieval pottery.

{1} (SP734681) A large scatter of flint was found near Whaddon, Brixworth reference gives a more detailed account of the analysis of this

{2} Worked flints of Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age type have been found, as well as Roman pottery. The flints include 100 scrapers, 3 fragments of flint axes, 219 cores and nearly 1000 waste flakes.
Saxon settlement (?) (SP 734682),found with a prehistoric and Roman site in the SW of the parish.Early Saxon pottery has been discovered.

{3}Later Mesolithic period and later flints were located again on light soils. Flints had emphasis on patinated material. Scalene triangles and rod-forms were found, but an abundance of waste-flake material dominated the assemblage which was in association with blade cores. The flint scatter covered around 3 acres. Site is close to water source.

<1> HALL D.N., 1978, South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (8), p.2-4 (unchecked) (Newsletter). SNN60830.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.29/Site 15, 29 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.

<3> HALL D.N., 1978, South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (8), 2 (Newsletter). SNN60830.

<4> MARTIN P., 1977, REPORT, (unchecked) (Report). SNN58541.

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