Peat deposits are periodically exposed at the southern and northern ends of the bay. One part of these surfaces retinas both animal and human footprints. Radiocarbon 14 dates suggest 6150+/-120BP, 5300+/-100BP (OXA-1378, OXA-1412), calibrated to 5400-4750 BC, 4350-3940BC. Artefacts recovered from the northen end of the beach include 36 flint tools from a level of '1ft deep in red clay drift' and the Lydstep pig. Contemporay sketches of the find from Tenby Museum show that a stone arrow head was found in the pig's shoulder. The surface of one part of the peat exposure was laser scanned by RCAHMW staff in 2011 working with staff and volunteers from Dyfed Archaeological Trust.

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Dyef Archaeological Trust HER Ref: 31193, 11678
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Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, December 2012