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<< Other Photo Pages >> Farndon Fields - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in England in Nottinghamshire

Submitted by Andy B on Wednesday, 17 July 2013  Page Views: 5484

Natural PlacesSite Name: Farndon Fields
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.208 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Nottinghamshire Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Newark
Map Ref: SK794528
Latitude: 53.066551N  Longitude: 0.816515W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Farndon Fields
Farndon Fields submitted by Andy B : Fieldwalking at Farndon Fields Image Credit: Ice Age Journeys (Vote or comment on this photo)
Palaeolithic Flint Scatter site in Nottinghamshire. Around 14,000 years ago there was a warmer period towards the end of the Ice Age. Fresh grazing attracted roaming herds north, close to modern day Newark. The Ice Age Hunters followed thier food.

One season, a Stone Age hunter paused a while to make a flint tool to separate skin from flesh. The site at Farndon had periods of occupation over many years, possibly as a vantage point and a river crossing.

Research over the last two decades and particularly in the run-up to building the new A46, found evidence of flint tools, of a style normally only found in caves, such as Creswell Crags. They also found the Knapping Site where our hunter crouched knap the flint. Around was, further evidence of flint fragments. These flint tools are from a very specific part of the Stone Age, giving dating evidence for our hunters.

Ice Age Journeys is a community project to discover more about these Ice Age hunter gatherers. Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund we are undertaking a programme of research from 2012 until 2014. This will involve surveying, fieldwalking, some excavation, recording and publishing. We want to hear from people interested in the past who can spare some time to get involved in our Ice Age Journey.

More details at Ice Age Journeys

Note: Palaeolithic Flint tools at Farndon Fields, Sunday 21st July
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Farndon Fields
Farndon Fields submitted by Andy B : Artefact identification from fieldwalking at Farndon Fields Image Credit: Ice Age Journeys (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Video Talk: Between the Caves and the Coast, Farndon Fields by Andy B on Friday, 18 October 2019
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Between the Caves and the Coast, Farndon Fields
Daryl Garton and Julia Kotthaus, Oxford University
A talk filmed at the Society of Antiquaries in London



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Palaeolithic Flint tools at Farndon Fields, Sun 21st July by Andy B on Wednesday, 17 July 2013
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Excavation open days whilst FARI Archaeology volunteers are digging test-pits in this 'Nationally Important' Late Upper Palaeolithic site. Come and see some of these rare flint tools being uncovered for the first time in 14,000 years!
Supported by Heritage Lottery Funding.
Website: http://www.iceagejourneys.org.uk
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Organiser: FARI Archaeology
Booking details: You do not need to book this event
Fee details: This event is free to attend
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Sun 21st Jul 2013 11:00-15:30

By the A46 roundabout between Newark and Farndon, Nottinghamshire, NG24 4ST

Tel: 07814 669968
Email: info@iceagejourneys.org.uk
Directions: No parking on site, so park safely on nearby roads.

Part of the 2013 Festival of British Archaeology
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