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Findspot - Mesolithic - Bronze Age flint, near Hunningham

Summary Findspot - flint dating to between the Mesolithic and the Bronze Ages was found 450m south east of the church, Hunningham.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Early Mesolithic - Iron Age (10000 BC - 601 BC)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Hunningham
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 37 67
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
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1 Two flints found October 1987. One is an end scraper on a flake of grey flint and the other is a struck blade with no obvious wear marks and no retouch. It was struck from a prepared core.
3Finds in 1987 of an end scraper, a blade with edge retouch, a flake with edge retouch, a pebble/flake tool with bifacial flaking all found at SP 375677.
6 Dating revised from Neo/BA to Mesolithic/ Bronze Age.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Drawing
Title: Five flints from Hunningham. See WMEF 1153
Author/originator: Pickin J L
Date: 1987
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1153
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1987
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Volume/Sheet: E/1153
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1175
Author/originator: Pickin J L
Date: 1987
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Volume/Sheet: 1175
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Map
Title: Map 1987
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Date: 1987
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Source No: 6
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Aggregates Assessment
Author/originator: Stuart Palmer
Date: 2006
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source WMEF Warwickshire Museum Enquiry Form. These are forms that are filled in when a person brings an object to Warwickshire Museum to be identified. Amongst the information recorded on the form are details such as a description of the object, where and when it was found, and in some cases a sketch or photographs of it. Copies of the form can be viewed at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Mesolithic About 10,000 BC to 4001 BC

Mesolithic means 'Middle Stone Age'. It is the period that comes between the Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age) and the Neolithic (New Stone Age).

The Mesolithic period is a period of transition from the way people were living during the Palaeolithic period as hunter-gatherers to the development of farming in the Neolithic period.
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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 CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back

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