Mesolithic find at Poulton

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I knew that there had some been some excavation work in Poulton where they are building the new road but I didn't realise how big or important it was.

The link below show that a team of 75 archaeologists from Oxford have uncovered a site which is now classified as being of 'major archaeological interest' from the Mesolithic period circa 9700BC.

The update below lasts for 1hr 45 mins, which is probably too long, but watch the first 10 minutes where it sets the scene and then look for the video at about 47 minutes ( the video first appears at 40 minutes but they have sound problems).

https://url6.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1...ioTxrrEX0sr2oXIWHxztpc7RYJBMEuCpKryCc4gRS3NqA
 
CompleteControl said:
I knew that there had some been some excavation work in Poulton where they are building the new road but I didn't realise how big or important it was.

The link below show that a team of 75 archaeologists from Oxford have uncovered a site which is now classified as being of 'major archaeological interest' from the Mesolithic period circa 9700BC.

The update below lasts for 1hr 45 mins, which is probably too long, but watch the first 10 minutes where it sets the scene and then look for the video at about 47 minutes ( the video first appears at 40 minutes but they have sound problems).

https://url6.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1...ioTxrrEX0sr2oXIWHxztpc7RYJBMEuCpKryCc4gRS3NqA
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I thought it was a link to the first sighting of the usuals in Tory corner.
 
CompleteControl said:
I knew that there had some been some excavation work in Poulton where they are building the new road but I didn't realise how big or important it was.

The link below show that a team of 75 archaeologists from Oxford have uncovered a site which is now classified as being of 'major archaeological interest' from the Mesolithic period circa 9700BC.

The update below lasts for 1hr 45 mins, which is probably too long, but watch the first 10 minutes where it sets the scene and then look for the video at about 47 minutes ( the video first appears at 40 minutes but they have sound problems).

https://url6.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1...ioTxrrEX0sr2oXIWHxztpc7RYJBMEuCpKryCc4gRS3NqA
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I thought that was really fascinating many thanks for posting that Complete Control.

It was also fascinating to have someone on AVFTT, whose opinion was based on fact (the presenter), rather than his / her opinion becoming their fact (some other people). Ha ha
 
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Jealousy will get you nowhere Billie. Its the bit about turnips and civil servants that amused me. Wait till I tell my daughter.
 
What a great video, our forebears have been there much longer than I thought. The topography must have been so different then.

Historic Skipool seems to be at the centre of everything at the moment.
 
Fascinating look at Mesolithic and Neolithic geology and interesting to note that Blackpool and west Fylde was once an island separated from the mainland by the Skippool-Lytham valley. Last year scientists were talking about sea flooding in the Fylde because of global warming and how this would occur not on the seafront but a mile or more inland. This explains why such a thing would happen. Thanks for posting CC
 
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That Arrowhead just looks like an early neo-lithic example of a BASIL Darts flight to me, probably fell out of WHUSC pocket on the coach and horses coming back through Poulton on the way back to that London in the ye olde days of yore 🤣
 
TKL_Seasider said:
This the original Segantii?
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The Mesolithic and Neolithic periods were thousands of years before Claudius Ptolemy made reference to the Setantii/Segantii in the second century AD. And nothing is really known of them other than the lost Portus Setantorium (Port of the Setantii). Even then no-one really knows where that was located. Much speculation is centred on the former coast further out at Fleetwood. It will be fascinating to see what they have found when the documentary airs on Channel 4.
 
Bispham_Seasider said:
The Mesolithic and Neolithic periods were thousands of years before Claudius Ptolemy made reference to the Setantii/Segantii in the second century AD. And nothing is really known of them other than the lost Portus Setantorium (Port of the Setantii). Even then no-one really knows where that was located. Much speculation is centred on the former coast further out at Fleetwood. It will be fascinating to see what they have found when the documentary airs on Channel 4.
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When's this??!!? Sorry bit giddy.

Fascinating thread again guys... I am hopelessly addicted to local fylde history like this. Might have to join the society that deals with it all.

Did you know Marton Mere used to much bigger until it was drained to main dyke and that some the ancient banks of it are still visible near Staining as well as further out eastwards? Random and unrelated I know!
 
strahovski said:
When's this??!!? Sorry bit giddy.

Fascinating thread again guys... I am hopelessly addicted to local fylde history like this. Might have to join the society that deals with it all.

Did you know Marton Mere used to much bigger until it was drained to main dyke and that some the ancient banks of it are still visible near Staining as well as further out eastwards? Random and unrelated I know!
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Argh my apologies, I typed that half asleep whilst also thinking about the wall art found at Chiribiquete National Park in Colombia which is also around 12,500 years old and the information about that was finally released in the last few days. FFS, sorry!!
 
strahovski said:
When's this??!!? Sorry bit giddy.

Fascinating thread again guys... I am hopelessly addicted to local fylde history like this. Might have to join the society that deals with it all.

Did you know Marton Mere used to much bigger until it was drained to main dyke and that some the ancient banks of it are still visible near Staining as well as further out eastwards? Random and unrelated I know!
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If you join my group Marton’s Past on Facebook there is a thread about the size of the mere and map.
 
Sorry if its been mentioned, but if you find this interesting, even though its in Preston, I'd recommend a visit to the Harris Museum, where there is an Elk and display about similar finds in the poulton area in the past. If memory serves, the Elk was found in someones house/garden and has arrow/spear heads stuck in it, and they found a settlement nearby when building houses I think??
 
Absolutely fascinating.
I really wish I'd taken more time in archaeology in my earlier life.
No Bollie, not that life. 🤨
 
hills98 said:
Sorry if its been mentioned, but if you find this interesting, even though its in Preston, I'd recommend a visit to the Harris Museum, where there is an Elk and display about similar finds in the poulton area in the past. If memory serves, the Elk was found in someones house/garden and has arrow/spear heads stuck in it, and they found a settlement nearby when building houses I think??
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The Poulton Elk is a lost icon around here. The nobbers stole it and should return it to the Fylde immediately. Free the Poulton one.
 
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