Small, R., Cooper, N., Cooper, L., Hunt, L., Browning, J. C., Loveday, R., Beamish, M. G. and Clay, P. N. (2016). Late Neolithic Art and Symbolism at Rothley Lodge Farm, Leicester Road, Rothley (SK 592 140). Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society 90. Vol 90, Leicester: Leicestershire Archaeological & Historical Society. pp. 13-66. https://doi.org/10.5284/1107439. Cite this via datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Late Neolithic Art and Symbolism at Rothley Lodge Farm, Leicester Road, Rothley (SK 592 140)
Issue The name of the volume or issue Issue:	Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society 90
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Volume Volume number and part Volume:	90
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. Page Start/End:	13 - 66
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1107439
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	This paper highlights some of the most significant discoveries made during fieldwork at Rothley Lodge Farm, Leicester Road, Rothley, Leicestershire, undertaken in 2004 and 2005 (Hunt 2006). The fieldwork revealed deposits and material of mid–late Neolithic date (c.3600–2300 BC). Evidence of deliberately placed finds has been located in several of the archaeological features, including a large amorphous, flat-based pit, the fill of which contained several thousand finds, including decorated sherds of Grooved Ware pottery, a large lithic assemblage and a remarkable engraved stone plaque displaying figurative art (Cooper and Hunt 2005). Another pit also contained Grooved Ware, calcined stone axe fragments, calcined roe deer bone and a stone rubber with two ceramic spheres, which may represent a fertility symbol. The artefacts are interpreted as symbols of identity and transformation, perhaps connected with the ‘closure’ of a settlement.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Rachel Small Nicholas Cooper Lynden Cooper Leon Hunt Jennifer C Browning Roy Loveday Matthew G Beamish Patrick N Clay
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Leicestershire Archaeological & Historical Society
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2016
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