Information for record number MWA9843:
Early/Middle Bronze Age pit recorded between 32 and 46 Old Farm Road, Mancetter.

Summary A pit of Early/Middle Bronze Age date, recorded during evaluation trial trenching between 32 and 46 Old Farm Road, Mancetter.
What Is It?  
Type: Pit
Period: Late Bronze Age (2499 BC - 1001 BC)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Mancetter
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 31 96
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
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1A pit of Early/Middle Bronze Age date was recorded during trial trenching at Old Farm Road, Mancetter. This represented the first evidence for activity of this date in this part of Warwickshire. The pit contained 113 sherds of Early/Middle Bronze Age pottery, possibly from a single vessel. Assessment of the pottery suggested that the vessel represented either a late Collared Urn, or perhaps one of a series of Bucket/Barrel or Cordoned Urns of the early Bronze Age. It probably dated to between 1800 and 1200 Cal BC.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Archaeological Evaluation at Old Farm Road, Mancetter, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Palmer S
Date: 2004
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 0413
   
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Glossary

 
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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 URN * A garden ornament, usually of stone or metal, designed in the the form of a vase used to receive the ashes of the dead. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. 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

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