Information for record number MWA9685:
Undated sequence of alluvium derived from the River Avon flooding at Wasperton.

Summary An undated sequence of alluvium derived from the River Avon flooding comparable to other recorded sequences in the lower Severn-Avon valleys suggested as the result of ploughing during the later Bronze Age. The site lays 300m to the west of Wasperton village.
What Is It?  
Type: Site
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wasperton
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 25 58
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 An undated sequence of alluvium derived from the River Avon flooding at Wasperton recorded during evaluation trenching in advance of the creation of a fishing lake. The date of the alluviation remains unknown but it was considered comparable to other recorded sequences in the lower Severn-Avon valleys suggested as the result of ploughing during the later Bronze Age.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Archaeological Evaluation of Land Adjacent to the River Avon, Wasperton, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Palmer S
Date: 2003
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report No 0315
   
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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 VILLAGE * A collection of dwelling-houses and other buildings, usually larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a simpler organisation and administration than the latter. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument LAKE * A large body of water surrounded by land. back

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