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Findspot - Neolithic to Bronze Age flint scraper

Summary Findspot - a flint implement, a scraper, dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age period, was found 800m north east of King's Newnham.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Early Neolithic - Iron Age (4000 BC - 601 BC)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Kings Newnham
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 45 77
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Large flint scraper found by Mr W Whitfield of the Soil Survey of England and Wales, Wellesbourne, and brought into the Museum in 1973. It was found at a depth of about 0.43m in a soil profile pit dug in soil which includes Wolston sands and red boulder clay.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Find of flint scraper in Kings Newnham
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1973
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Volume/Sheet: Field Record Sheet
   
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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 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 FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. 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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