Information for record number MWA8281:
Findspot - Mesolithic or Neolithic flint scatter

Summary Findspot - a flint scatter dating to the Mesolithic and the Neolithic periods was found 400m north west of Hill Wootton.
What Is It?  
Type: Flint Scatter
Period: Early Mesolithic - Middle Neolithic (10000 BC - 3001 BC)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Leek Wootton and Guys Cliffe
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 30 69
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 9 flints of late Mesolithic or early Neolithic date (including three which could be slightly earlier ie middle Mesolithic) were recovered in the vicinity of site WA 8280 over a 2 year period. Returned to finder.
2 5 further flints of comparable date were recovered during site visit to WA 8280 by Warwickshire Museum Field Services, including a scraper. Returned to finder.
3 The quantity and quality of late Mesolithic or early Neolithic flint from these Fields is significant enough to suggest the presence of an associated archaeological site.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 4157
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1998
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Volume/Sheet: 4157
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Field investigation of stone structure... Hill Wootton
Author/originator: Gathercole, C & Elders, J
Date: 1998
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Unpublished document
Author/originator: Palmer, S
Date: 1998
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Volume/Sheet:
   
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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 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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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
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 FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. 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 STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. 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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