Information for record number MWA7121:
Findspot - Prehistoric Stone Pebble Hammer

Summary Findspot - a Prehistoric stone pebble hammer found 400m south east of Roundham Spinney.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Early Mesolithic - Iron Age (10000 BC - 601 BC)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Honington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 26 41
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Half a perforated quartzite disc (a shafthole adze/pebble hammer) brought to the Museum for identification. It is difficult to date; similar examples have been found in Mesolithic and later contexts.
2 Quartzite pebble of fine grained grit with quartzite cement of non-local origin. The object is difficult to dat but similar examples have been found with Mesolithic and later contexts.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Drawing
Title: Mesolithic or later adze or hammer from Honington parish
Author/originator: Brown W
Date: 1993
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 3010 Jerry Warren Research
Author/originator: Wise P
Date: 1993
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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 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 STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument MUSEUM * A building, group of buildings or space within a building, where objects of value such as works of art, antiquities, scientific specimens, or other artefacts are housed and displayed. back
monument HAMMER * A machine in which a heavy block of metal is used for beating, breaking or driving something. back

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