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Summary	Findspot - a Bronze Age axehead, a palstave, was found on the north side of Northampton Lane, near Dunchurch.

Where Is It?
Parish:	Dunchurch
District:	Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference:	SP 47 71
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Level of Protection	National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: ) Sites & Monuments Record

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1 A middle bronze age copper alloy palstave found in pipe trench.
2 Drawing in FI file.
3 Dating given as Middle bronze age.

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Source No:	2
Source Type:	Drawing
Title:	Bronze Age palstave found in Dunchurch
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Date:	1991
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Source No:	1
Source Type:	Museum Enquiry Form
Title:	WMEF 2429
Author/originator:	Wise P J
Date:	1991
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:	2429

Source No:	3
Source Type:	Verbal communication
Title:	Aggregates Assessment
Author/originator:	Stuart Palmer
Date:	2006
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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
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. more ->	back
FINDSPOT *	The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name.	back
TRENCH *	An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both.	back