Stainton gravel beds found at Stainsby beck

The images below show a section of Stainton gravel bed at Stainsby beck





 

 

The same red brown plastic clay  deposit, that the gravel beds sit on top of at all Stainton gravel bed locations, can be seen below the gravel bed

 

 

 

The image above shows the same stoneless Alluvial deposit to be found above the beds at all other excavation locations
 

The orange handled tool shows the top of the gravel bed











 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Human skull fragments excavated

These skull fragments have recently been identified as Human, they were excavated from over two
 metres into the same section of packed Stainton gravel beds, at my main excavation at Stainton beck, that i also excavated a Human Tibia shaft.

 

 

 

 

Human tibia shaft shown below

 

 

Nodules and minerals from the Mesolithic gravel beds of the south west area of Cleveland North East England

 

 

Septerean Nodule containing fossils , excavated deep into the Stainton gravel beds

 

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Unknown possibly flint 

 

1 - I was wrongly informed that this was calcite alibaster, something i eventually worked out was incorrect, its not Calcareouse and very heavy with no streak.

 

 

 

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Septerean nodule containing fossils

 

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Septarian concretion

Vein quartz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horse Coffin Bone

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The four images show an Equus coffin bone found today at Stainsby beck just down stream from the Human Femur findes.


 

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As with all the other finds this has spent very little time in the beck, no staining at all !

 

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The bottom of the bone shown above

The bone would on a live animal would be hidden behind the hoof

 

From back to front of the coffin bone.

New mineralised bone Stainsby beck.

 

Above today's finds after being washed and disinfected, the process of finding washing rapid drying ie radiators, and what you see took less than two hours.

 

 

 

 

Above Horse Tibia

 

 

 

 

Above Horse Tibia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Above and below Horse tooth 

 

 

 

 

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Above and below Bovine tooth ?

 

 

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Above Bovine tooth ?

 

 

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Above and below unknown mandible

 

 

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The pen points to an unknown tooth growth to me as yet ? ive never come across this before.

 

 

 

 

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