Information for record number MWA10313:
Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age activity at Coton Park, Churchover

Summary Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age Activity at Coton Park indicating a transient episode of settlement.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement?
Period: Late Bronze Age - Iron Age (1200 BC - 301 BC)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Churchover
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 51 77
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Several shallow gullies formed the earliest phase of activity on the western part of the site, some of them contained small quantities of pottery dated to the late Bronze Age/early Iron Age. This seems most likely to represent a transient episode of settlement, probably predating the main occupation of the site by some centuries. The site flourished in the middle Bronze Age, broadly the 5th to 2nd centuries BC.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Archaeological Report
Title: Excavation of an Iron Age Settlement at Coton Park, Rugby, Warwickshire: Assessment Report and Updated Research Design
Author/originator: A Chapman
Date: 1998
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: Excavation of an Iron Age Settlement at Coton Park, Rugby, Warwickshire 1998 Interim Report
Author/originator: A Chapman
Date: 1998
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Glossary

 
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technique excavation Archaeologists excavate sites so that they can find information and recover archaeological materials before they are destroyed by erosion, construction or changes in land-use.

Depending on how complicated and widespread the archaeological deposits are, excavation can be done by hand or with heavy machinery. Archaeologists may excavate a site in a number of ways; either by open area excavation, by digging a test pit or a trial trench.
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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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. back

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