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Findspot - Late Neolithic Pebble Hammer

Summary Findspot - a mace head which was of Late Neolithic date was found 500m north of Whitacre Hall.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age (3000 BC - 2200 BC)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nether Whitacre
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 24 94
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 An egg-shaped mace-head with hour-glass perforation, of late Neolithic date, reported as surface find.
2 Detailed study in FI file.
3 Drawings in FI file.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Drawing
Title: Pebble hammer from Nether Whitacre
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1990
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1483
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1990
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Volume/Sheet: 1483
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Description of a pebble hammer from Nether Whitacre
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1990
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source WMEF Warwickshire Museum Enquiry Form. These are forms that are filled in when a person brings an object to Warwickshire Museum to be identified. Amongst the information recorded on the form are details such as a description of the object, where and when it was found, and in some cases a sketch or photographs of it. Copies of the form can be viewed at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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 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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monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument HAMMER * A machine in which a heavy block of metal is used for beating, breaking or driving something. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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