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This lithic scatter was discovered after peat extraction in 1999. It is characterised by a lithic assemblage (282 pieces) comprised almost exclusively of chert (270 pieces), two axes, some coarse stone tools and a small range of organic finds including uncarbonised hazelnut shells. The assemblage focused on the production of blades and flakes with a lsight dominance of blade cores being present. Three radiocarbon dates from hazelnut shells were obtained though these are not demonstrably associated with the lithics. Combining the three provides a date of 5470-5400 cal. BC (19.7%) or 5390-5300 cal. BC (75.7%) which are in keeping with late Mesolithic stone-tool technology. Although the assemblage is derived from a surface collection, and suffers from some of the problems associated with this, the site at Corralanna offers a significant contribution to our understanding of Mesolithic settlement in the Midlands, an area rich in Mesolithic archaeology. (Warren, Little and Stanley 2009)
Compiled by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 23 October 2012
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