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Skeleton of a Late Glacial Elk associated with Barbed Points from Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire

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THE almost complete skeleton of an elk or moose (Alces alces L.) associated with two uniserial barbed points of bone or antler has recently been recovered from one horizon of a series of freshwater deposits revealed by the digging of foundations at High Furlong, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire (NGR SD/3312 3867). An archaeological excavation subsequent to the discovery revealed in situ the hind parts of the skeleton and the second barbed point. Stratigraphic data were recorded, and samples were obtained for palaeoecology and dating.

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  1. Poulton-le-Fylde College of Education,

    B. BARNES

  2. Lancashire Record Office, Lancaster Road, Preston

    B. J. N. EDWARDS

  3. Department of Geology, University of Manchester,

    J. S. HALLAM & A. J. STUART

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BARNES, B., EDWARDS, B., HALLAM, J. et al. Skeleton of a Late Glacial Elk associated with Barbed Points from Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire. Nature 232, 488–489 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/232488a0

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