South West Regional Identies: Birdcombe, Totty Pot and Hawkcombe Head

This paper looks at the evidence for Late Mesolithic activity in Somerset, south-west England. Primary data recovered from excavation at three Late Mesolithic sites suggests that there was hunter-gatherer movement between the coastal plain and uplands for hunting and burial. Evidence from Hawkcombe Head on Exmoor suggests that activities carried out there may have been for other reasons than subsistence economy. The evidence suggests that Late Mesolithic groups made frequent visits to a site that held particular significance within the landscape. A pattern of late hunter-gatherer activity throughout south-west England has emerged, with flint often coming from a long distance, but at more specific