Information for record number MWA4811:
Findspot - Neolithic to Bronze Age flint, Tower Hill, Bidford on Avon

Summary Findspot - various flint artefacts of Neolithic to Bronze Age date, including a leaf-shaped arrowhead, were found in the area south of Tower Hill, Bidford on Avon.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Early Neolithic - Iron Age (4000 BC - 701 BC)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bidford on Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 10 52
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Find made in 1986 at SP107520. Flint flake with reworking.
2 Finds made in 1986 at SP107520: Three struck flint flakes.
3 Find made in 1987: Flint flake with bifacial and retouch.
4 Finds made in 1987: Knife, flake, natural flake.
5 Finds made in 1987 at SP107520: - Four struck flakes, one with edge retouch.
6 Finds made in 1987 including plano-convex knife and two scrapers.
7 Finds made in 1987: 11 flints including a leaf-shaped arrowhead, a scraper, five retouched flakes, two blades, a probable waste flake and two natural flints.
8 Finds made in 1987 at SP108521: - Five flints including a small core retouched as a scraper, an awl or piercer, a knife, probable blank for a leaf-shaped arrowhead.
9 Find made in 1988: Flint knife.
10 Eleven flints from the Neolithic/Bronze Age period were found in 1988 at SP107520: one patinated flake with recent edge damage, one corticated flake, one corticated edge scraper, one disc scaper, a blade with edge retouch, one ulitised flake (?), one patinated flake - edge retouch breaks patina, one disc scraper, one struck flake, one flake inverse retouch, one retouched flake.
 
Sources
Source No: 10
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1594
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1988
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 813
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1987
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: E/813
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 607
Author/originator:
Date: 1986
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 607
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 837
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1987
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: E/837
   
Source No: 7
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1046
Author/originator:
Date: 1987
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1046
   
Source No: 9
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1188
Author/originator:
Date: 1988
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1188
   
Source No: 8
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1107
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1987
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: E/1107
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 587
Author/originator:
Date: 1986
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: E/587
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 897
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1987
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: E/897
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 791
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1987
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: E/791
   
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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 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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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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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 TOWER * A tall building, either round, square or polygonal in plan, used for a variety of purposes, including defence, as a landmark, for the hanging of bells, industrial functions, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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