 The earliest deposits are of a Mesolithic (circa 10,000 BC) hunting camp excavated by Davey in Northbrooks in the 1970s (Unpublished) closely followed by the large and unexcavated deposits of Neolithic flint beside Gilden Way.These deposits are mostly known because of the large numbers of surface-bound, worked flint.Substantial amounts of worked flint suggest an organised working of flint in the area.