Lithics

Abstract

• Evidence for earlier prehistoric activity in the vicinity of Iron Age settlements is common in the north-east region, and the sites of Morley Hill and Lower Callerton are no exceptions. Pre-Iron Age activity tends to be scattered and smaller in scale, often appearing as a series of discrete pits, only identified through period-specific finds such as stone tools or pottery. Evidence of a Mesolithic to Bronze Age presence was identified at Morley Hill with a range of artefacts recovered from pits and later features. Greater evidence of prehistoric activity was uncovered at Lower Callerton, comprising Neolithic pits and Bronze Age...