East Middle Callerton, Prehistoric Settlement

HER Number:
17777

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
East Middle Callerton, Prehistoric Settlement

Place:
Callerton

Map Sheet:
NZ16NE

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Settlement

General Period:
Prehistoric

Specific Period:
Neolithic, Bronze Age

Form of Evidence:
Physical Evidence

Description:
A Late Neolithic to Bronze Age settlement which included features such as hearths, pits and postholes. Late Neolithic and Bronze Age pottery, animal bone and pot boilers, including some that were made from quern stones were found in association with these features.

Easting:
18664

Northing:
68050

Grid Reference:
NZ1866468050

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Services Durham University, 2018. East Middle Callerton, Newcastle upon Tyne: post-excavation assessment; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2019.East Middle Callerton, Newcastle upon Tyne: full post-excavation assessment