Information for record number MWA433:
Findspot - Neolithic stone polished axehead, Corley.

Summary Findspot - a polished axehead of Neolithic date was found 200m south east of Corley Moor.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Early Neolithic - Early Bronze Age (4000 BC - 2351 BC)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Corley
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 85
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Polished stone axe found on Corley Moor and brought in by a Fillongley resident with a collection of other 'bygones'. It is thought to have come from Corley Moor and has been in the possession of a local family for about 60 years. The axe is of medium size, well smoothed, of oval cross-section with flats at the sides. It is little damaged except at the butt end. It is Group VI.
2 The grid reference is derived from Thomas.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: PCDNHSS
Author/originator: Shotton FW
Date: 1952
Page Number: 177-8
Volume/Sheet: 11:6
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Serial
Title: TBAS vol 86
Author/originator: Thomas N
Date: 1974
Page Number: 32
Volume/Sheet: 86
   
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Glossary

 
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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
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 STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument FLATS * A purpose-built tenement. Use specific monument type where possible. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument CROSS * A free-standing structure, in the form of a cross (+), symbolizing the structure on which Jesus Christ was crucified and sacred to the Christian faith. Use specific type where known. back

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