The excavation of a Mesolithic horizon at 13-24 Castle Street, Inverness
Microlithic Industry, flint
Inverness; Highland; Scotland; UK
Mesolithic
Abstract
A microlithic flint industry dating to c 5000 be was found, containing 137 retouched pieces and 4700 other fragments. No structures were identified. The occupation level in which the flints were found was sealed by a complex soil horizon that included two marine transgressions.