Information for record number MWA12243:
Single Flint Flake Found in the vicinity of Millennium Way, Wolston

Summary Large isolated flint flake which appears to have been found near Millennium Way, Wolston.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Early Neolithic - Iron Age (4000 BC - 700 BC)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wolston
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 40 75
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
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1 Large flint flake which appears to have been found in the area around Millennium Way when it was being developed into housing (1990-2001?). No grid reference or exact location was given. No information on finder or date of find. Flake deposited with Warwickshire Museum.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Map
Author/originator: Unknown
Date: 1990-2001?
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period Neolithic About 4000 BC to 2351 BC

The word ‘Neolithic’ means ‘New Stone Age’. Archaeologists split up the Neolithic period into three phases; early, middle and late. The Neolithic period comes after the Mesolithic period and before the Bronze Age.

People in the Neolithic period hunted and gathered food as their ancestors had but they were also began to farm. They kept animals and grew crops. This meant that they were able to settle more permanently in one location instead of constantly moving from place to place to look for food.
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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 FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument MUSEUM * A building, group of buildings or space within a building, where objects of value such as works of art, antiquities, scientific specimens, or other artefacts are housed and displayed. back

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