Information for record number MWA2750:
Findspot - undated bone fragment

Summary Findspot - a fragment of bone, part of a human skull, was found in the area of Barton Weir. It is of unknown date.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bidford on Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 10 51
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 A fragment of human skull was found whilst paddling in the River Avon at Barton Weir. No further remains could be located and it is probable that the find had been washed downstream.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: TY
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 2775
   
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Glossary

 
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Description  
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
monument WEIR * A dam constructed on the reaches of a canal or river designed to retain the water and to regulate its flow. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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