Information for record number MWA10312:
Middle Bronze Age Pits at Coton Park, Churchover

Summary Middle Bronze Age Pits at Coton Park indicating either a single episode of temporary occupation or an area of ritual activity.
What Is It?  
Type: Pit
Period: Middle Bronze Age (1600 BC - 1201 BC)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Churchover
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 51 77
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 A small group of pits on the eastern side of the site contained a small copper alloy knife and a small assemblage of middle Bronze Age pottery. No other contemporary features were located. It may represent a single episode of temporary occupation, although the deposition of a complete knife is more likely to be deliberate rather than an accidental loss, suggesting ritual deposal of a valuable object.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Archaeological Report
Title: Excavation of an Iron Age Settlement at Coton Park, Rugby, Warwickshire: Assessment Report and Updated Research Design
Author/originator: A Chapman
Date: 1998
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: Excavation of an Iron Age Settlement at Coton Park, Rugby, Warwickshire 1998 Interim Report
Author/originator: A Chapman
Date: 1998
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technique excavation Archaeologists excavate sites so that they can find information and recover archaeological materials before they are destroyed by erosion, construction or changes in land-use.

Depending on how complicated and widespread the archaeological deposits are, excavation can be done by hand or with heavy machinery. Archaeologists may excavate a site in a number of ways; either by open area excavation, by digging a test pit or a trial trench.
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period Bronze Age About 2500 BC to 700 BC

The Bronze Age comes after the Neolithic period and before the Iron Age.

The day to day life of people in the Bronze Age probably changed little from how their ancestors had lived during the Neolithic period. They still lived in farmsteads, growing crops and rearing animals.

During the Bronze Age people discovered how to use bronze, an alloy of tin and copper (hence the name that has given to this era). They used it to make their tools and other objects, although they continued to use flint and a range of organic materials as well. A range of bronze axes, palstaves and spears has been found in Warwickshire.
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period Iron Age About 800 BC to 43 AD

The Iron Age comes after the Bronze Age and before the Roman period. It is a time when people developed the skills and knowledge to work and use iron, hence the name ‘Iron Age’ which is given to this period. Iron is a much tougher and more durable metal than bronze but it also requires more skill to make objects from it. People continued to use bronze during this period.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back

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