Information for record number MWA2091:
Findspot - Neolithic to Bronze Age flint

Summary Findspot - various flint artefacts of Neolithic or Bronze Age date, including an arrowhead, were found on Windmill Hill.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Early Neolithic - Iron Age (4000 BC - 701 BC)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Tysoe
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 33 42
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Site visit following a report that the field at the top of Windmill Hill had been ploughed confirmed the existence of a flint scatter on the surface of the ground over which the footpath had formerly run. An arrowhead and several worked flakes of flint were found. These were donated to the Museum.
2 Further flints, including a barbed and tanged arrowhead, were found in the same location. The other flints included two with natural breaks and one waste flake.
3 Photograph of the arrowhead.
4 Letter and map from the finder.
5 Letter permitting WM to hold flint found at Compton Wynyates.
 
Sources

Source No: 4
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Arrowhead from Compton Wynyates
Author/originator: Hayes, Rachel
Date: 1983
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Flint from Compton Wynyates
Author/originator: Northampton, Marquess of
Date: 1982
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Finds in Tysoe
Author/originator: Symons D
Date: 1983
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Arrowhead from Compton Wynyates
Author/originator: Symons D, City of Birmingham.
Date: 1983
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: PWF
Date: 1982
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Volume/Sheet: PRN 2272
   
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Glossary

 
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of 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 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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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 WINDMILL * A tower-like structure of wood or brick with a wooden cap and sails which are driven around by the wind producing power to work the internal machinery. Use with product type where known. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. 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
monument FLINT SCATTER * A spatially discrete, though sometimes extensive, scatter of flint artefacts recovered from the surface, eg. by fieldwalking, rather than from a particular archaeological context. back
monument FOOTPATH * A path for pedestrians only. back

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