Information for record number MWA7904:
Findspot - Prehistoric flints

Summary Find spot - flint artefacts of Prehistoric date were found during archaeological work in an area south of Heathcote Road.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Late Prehistoric - Late Iron Age (500000 BC - 42 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 31 63
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

 
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1 Assessment and evaluation work undertaken in advance of a proposed housing development. A single waste flake was recovered from Trench 40 and a small flake core, scraper fragments and a notched flake from Trench 42. Both Trenches were in the centre of the site.
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Archaeological Report
Title: Archaeological Recording at Heathcote Home Farm, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Jones L
Date: 1996
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Glossary

 
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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 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 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 ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SPA * A medicinal or mineral spring often with an associated building. back

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