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Findspot - flint artefacts of Mesolithic and Neolithic date

Summary Flint artefacts of Mesolithic and Neolithic date were found during archaeological work to the rear of a house in Loxley Road, Stratford upon Avon.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Early Mesolithic - Early Bronze Age (10000 BC - 2351 BC)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stratford upon Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 21 54
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 An evaluation was carried out by the Cotswold Archaeological Trust on the allotment site at the rear of a house in Loxley Road in May 1992. Flints of the Mesolithic period were recovered. Although many of the flints were undiagnostic several pieces were thought to date to the late Neolithic (WA 7218) and the Mesolithic period.
 
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Loxley Road, Stratford
Author/originator: CAT
Date: 1992
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Glossary

 
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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 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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument ALLOTMENT * A share or portion of land, allotted to a person, often used for growing, vegetables, fruit, etc. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back

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