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A tool used to make other kinds of stone tools by flaking. Fabricators date to all periods of prehistory and are usually made of flint, but can also be bone, wood or antler. A Palaeolithic fa...
FERME ORNEE
A rustic building of picturesque design, often associated with a model farm, country house or estate. Although ornamental in design they are intended to be functional. From the French meaning ornamented farm.
FIELD SYSTEM
A group or complex of fields which appear to form a coherent whole.
In Surrey, many are known just from their earthworks and are often difficult to date without excavation.
A process used to recover artefacts or identify archaeological earthworks, to find out the level of past human activity in an area. Fieldwalking is usually planned and carried out systematically, w...
FLINT SCATTER
See lithic scatter.
The ice house at
Painshill Park
A decorative building or structure often built as part of a landscaped park or estate of a country house. Sometimes these were spec...
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