Information for record number MWA5505:
Findspot - Neolithic stone hammer

Summary Findspot - a stone hammer dating to the Neolithic was found near Wappenbury.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Neolithic (4000 BC - 2201 BC)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wappenbury
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 37 69
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Scheduled Monument (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Object found in an occupation layer beneath the rampart of Wappenbury Camp (PRN 1840). Perforated stone hammer made from a stone which is only obtainable in Scotland and Anglesey. The hammer has flattened parallel sides and the surface is finely ground and polished, though both ends show signs of secondary chipping. The cylindrical perforation is not quite central.
2 Perforated macehead (14/ah).
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Serial
Title: TBAS vol 86
Author/originator: Thomas N
Date: 1974
Page Number: 32
Volume/Sheet: 86
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Serial
Title: TBAS vol 76 (1958)
Author/originator: Birmingham Archaeological Society
Date: 1960
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 76
   
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Glossary

 
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none Scheduled Monument Scheduled Ancient Monuments (SAMs) are those archaeological sites which are legally recognised as being of national importance. They can range in date from prehistoric times to the Cold War period. They can take many different forms, including disused buildings or sites surviving as earthworks or cropmarks.

SAMs are protected by law from unlicensed disturbance and metal detecting. Written consent from the Secretary of State must be obtained before any sort of work can begin, including archaeological work such as geophysical survey or archaeological excavation. There are nearly 200 SAMs in Warwickshire.
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source TBAS Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society is a journal produced by the society annually. It contains articles about archaeological field work that has taken place in Birmingham and Warwickshire in previous years. Copies of the journal are kept by 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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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 RAMPART * A protective earthen mound, often the main defence of a fortification. back
monument HAMMER * A machine in which a heavy block of metal is used for beating, breaking or driving something. back
monument SIGN * A board, wall painting or other structure displaying advice, giving information or directions back
monument OCCUPATION LAYER * A layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified. back

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