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limestone on a living site. Other features on the site include the remains of a low wall, four hearths, and a cooking pit. A ritual feature incorporated into the floor consisted of a sub-triangular stone with a large beach cobble next to it. Vast quantities of stone tools and the debris created during their production have been found on the site. The most common tools are
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Open days have been held on the site, where guided tours take place of the preserved site, showing and explaining the visible remains and artefacts and how
Mesolithic people lived. In 2004, the Culverwell Mesolithic Site won an archaeological award; the prestigious "Pitt Rivers Award", for developing
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The site is said to be circa 7500-8500 years old. The site's main feature is the large floor of limestone slabs on top of a shell midden (rubbish dump). The floor is unique for this period and is also the earliest known structural evidence in
England for the extensive use of Portland Jurassic
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