{"id":334,"date":"2022-12-04T09:13:57","date_gmt":"2022-12-04T09:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northwag.org\/?p=334"},"modified":"2022-12-04T19:41:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T19:41:30","slug":"day-4-of-the-nwag-advent-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northwag.org\/index.php\/2022\/12\/04\/day-4-of-the-nwag-advent-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 4 of the NWAG Advent Calendar!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We&#8217;re diving into prehistory for Day 4 of the NWAG Advent Calendar! <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.northwag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/flint-f-1-982x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-335\" width=\"282\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northwag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/flint-f-1-982x1024.jpg 982w, https:\/\/www.northwag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/flint-f-1-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.northwag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/flint-f-1-768x801.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.northwag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/flint-f-1-1472x1536.jpg 1472w, https:\/\/www.northwag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/flint-f-1-1963x2048.jpg 1963w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Early Bronze Age flint blade from Lower Collier&#8217;s Hill Farm, Bayton (\u00a9 North Worcestershire Archaeology Group)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This beautiful blueish-grey flint blade was found during our <a href=\"https:\/\/historicengland.org.uk\/images-books\/publications\/planning-for-the-future\/planning-for-the-future-4\/\">fieldwalking survey<\/a> at Lower Collier&#8217;s Hill Farm, Bayton, in 2014. While it&#8217;s small in size, it&#8217;s actually one of the oldest finds we&#8217;ve come across during our archaeological investigations. Its style and technical attributes suggest it was made in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.english-heritage.org.uk\/learn\/story-of-england\/prehistory\/\">Early Bronze Age<\/a>, more than four thousand years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The flint is one of thirteen found during our survey in Bayton, which collectively demonstrate human occupation in this part of Worcestershire &#8211; on the cusp of the Teme Valley and the Wyre Forest &#8211; for thousands of years. Not a bad find for a day&#8217;s stroll in the April sun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our report on the flint, as well as the other finds from the site, is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northwag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Bayton-MD-report.pdf\">available on our website<\/a>, so why not give it a read!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re diving into prehistory for Day 4 of the NWAG Advent Calendar! 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