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Highcliffe Nab The earliest evidence of human activity on Teesside. Highcliffe Nab is a rocky outcrop on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors in the north east of England and overlooks the medieval town of Guisborough. It is situated 310 metres above sea level on the Cleveland Way long-distance footpath and provides a stunning viewpoint across the Tees Valley and across the moors to the south-west. The popularity of the site with walkers meant that the site was rapidly eroding. A new stone footpath was proposed from the base of the Nab to its summit. Tees Archaeology arranged to excavate the bedding trench for this by hand over a 3-week period in August 1995. Although erosion and forestry furrow ploughing already disturbed much of the site, stratified archaeological deposits were confirmed. Over 850 further flints were recovered from a trench only 1 metre wide and 15 metres long. The flint tools recovered from the site include scrapers for processing meat and skins, microliths used as projectile points and sharp pointed pieces used for piercing. |
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