Information for record number MWA6328:
Findspot - Prehistoric flints

Summary Findspot - various flint artefacts of Prehistoric date, including a knife blade and scrapers, were found 600m east of Bidford Grange.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Early Mesolithic - Iron Age (10000 BC - 601 BC)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Welford on Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 12 51
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Finds made: Two pieces of ?worked flint with possible retouch, four flakes with retouch, one knife, two scrapers, two flakes, one blade with retouch.
2 Finds madet: Three waste flakes and two natural flint.
3 Finds made: Two natural and one struck flint.
4 Finds made in March 1990 at SP124514. Retouched thumb scraper.
5 Finds made: Two worked flints at SP124514 found in September 1990.
6 Finds made in September 1990: three possible struck flakes at SP124514.
7 Find made: a struck flake in October 1990 at SP124514.
8 Find made: Neolithic struck flake, may be a crude side-scraper.
9Struck flake of light-medium grey flint, translucent edges found in October 1991 at SP124514.
 
Sources
Source No: 9
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2841
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1992
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Volume/Sheet: 2841
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1463
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date: 1989
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1463
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1470
Author/originator: P. Wise/ W A Seaby
Date: 1989/90
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1470
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF:Welford
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Date:
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2159
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1990
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2159
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2189
Author/originator: Seaby
Date: 1990
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 7
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2211
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1990
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2211
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1545
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date: 1990
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1545
   
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Glossary

 
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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 Prehistoric About 500,000 BC to 42 AD

The Prehistoric period covers all the periods from the Palaeolithic to the end of the Iron Age.
This is a time when people did not write anything down so there is no documentary evidence for archaeologists to look at. Instead, the archaeologists look at the material culture belonging to the people and the places where they lived for clues about their way of life.

The Prehistoric period is divided into the Early Prehistoric and Later Prehistoric.
The Early Prehistoric period covers the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic periods.
The Later Prehistoric period covers Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age times.
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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 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 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 GRANGE * An outlying farm or estate, usually belonging to a religious order or feudal lord. Specifically related to core buildings and structures associated with monastic land holding. Use specific term where known. 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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