Information for record number MWA1385:
Findspot - Bronze Age spearhead southwest of Newbold Comyn Park.

Summary Findspot - a spearhead dating to the Bronze Age was found 800m south west of Newbold Comyn Park.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Middle Bronze Age (1600 BC - 1201 BC)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Leamington Spa
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 33 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Bronze socketed spearhead with loops of Middle Bronze Age date. Found at the above grid reference in 1965 in a trench of a building site by a representative of South Warwicks Water Board. 10.1 cm long.
3 A bronze side-looped, socketed spearhead found during the construction of a housing estate. It was found at a depth of 0.76m in 'pebbly clayey soil which apparently was not disturbed'.
4 Drawing.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: WM
Author/originator:
Date: 1965
Page Number: 1780
Volume/Sheet: Accession Card
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Drawing
Title: TBAS vol 88
Author/originator: Various
Date: 1978
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Serial
Title: TBAS vol 86
Author/originator: Thomas N
Date: 1974
Page Number: 32
Volume/Sheet: 86
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Serial
Title: TBAS vol 88
Author/originator: various
Date: 1978
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Images:  
A Bronze Age spearhead found in the Leamington Spa area
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
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source TBAS Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society is a journal produced by the society annually. It contains articles about archaeological field work that has taken place in Birmingham and Warwickshire in previous years. Copies of the journal are kept by the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
source WM Warwickshire Museum Aerial Photograph Collection. A collection of oblique and vertical aerial photographs and taken by various organisations and individuals, including the Royal Airforce, The Potato Board, Warwickshire Museum. The collection is held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument HOUSING ESTATE * A residential district planned as a unit. 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 FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back

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