Findspot - flint from near Wellesbourne

Description of this historic site

Findspot - flint tools dating to between the Mesolithic and Bronze Age periods were found 100m north west of Smatchley Wood. The tools comprised a flint flake, from a prepared core, and a retouched flint.

Notes about this historic site

1 Finds made by in 1987 included a struck flake from a prepared core and one retouched piece – probably a knife or edge scraper.
2 Dating of these flints extended to the Mesolithic. The parameters were previouly Neolithic/Bronze Age; now Meso – BA.

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