Information for record number MWA7246:
Findspot - Mesolithic flint scatter

Summary Findspot - a flint scatter, comprising flint artefacts of Mesolithic date, was found to the west of Lawford Lane, Rugby.
What Is It?  
Type: Flint Scatter, Findspot
Period: Mesolithic (10000 BC - 4001 BC)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Dunchurch
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 47 74
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Field walking in the Fields containing cropmarks (WA 4145 and WA 5684) collected a total of 120 flints. The assemblage contained mainly flints consistent with a mesolithic flint-knapping site, the concentration of which was centered around SP4773.
2 In 1994 a series of 1m sq test pits were excavated around the main flint concentration. A number of struck flint flakes were recovered from the plough soil, however no flint was found in the natural sand and gravels.
3 A geophysical survey carried out over the site of the mesolithic flint scatter identified several weak anomalies which may be associated with a temporary mesolithic settlement.
4 Dating confirmed as mesolithic.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Cawston Grange, Cawston, Rugby Archaeological Evaluation report
Author/originator: King R
Date: 1994
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: report 94173
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Cawston Grange: Geophysical Survey Report - Cawston III
Author/originator: D Shiel
Date: 1994
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 94/03
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Cawston Grange Field Walking Report
Author/originator: R King
Date: 1992
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 92103
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Aggregates Assessment
Author/originator: Stuart Palmer
Date: 2006
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
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technique Geophysical Survey The measuring and recording of electrical resistivity or magnetism in order to determine the existence and outline of buried features such as walls and ditches. Geophysical techniques include resistivity survey, magnetometer survey and ground penetrating radar. View Image back
technique Cropmark Cropmarks appear as light and dark marks in growing and ripening crops. These marks relate to differences in the soil below. For example, parched lines of grass may indicate stone walls. Crops that grow over stone features often ripen more quickly and are shorter than the surrounding crop. This is because there is less moisture in the soil where the wall lies.

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technique Test Pit A small, exploratory excavation that helps archaeologists to find out how deep below the ground surface the archaeological layers extend. They are also dug to discover whether the topsoil contains particular concentrations of artefacts. Test pits are dug before a large excavation to determine a site's depth and contents. 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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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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument FLINT SCATTER * A spatially discrete, though sometimes extensive, scatter of flint artefacts recovered from the surface, eg. by fieldwalking, rather than from a particular archaeological context. back

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