Information for record number MWA10283:
Romano British pits found in Tiddington

Summary Two Romano British pits were uncovered during excavation in the area of Knights Lane, Tiddington.
What Is It?  
Type: Pit
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stratford upon Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 22 55
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 During an evaluation two pits were uncovered which contained pottery (probably 2nd century AD). The pits were located in the northernmost trench suggesting that Romano British activity did not extend over the whole evaluation area. Three potsherds were found in one of the pits, a fragment of tile in the 2nd, and six further sherds were found in the trench in a layer of loamy sand.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Archaeological evaluation to the rear of 34 Knights Lane, Tiddington, Stratford- on -Avon
Author/originator: Bryn Gethin
Date: 2005
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Glossary

 
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technique excavation Archaeologists excavate sites so that they can find information and recover archaeological materials before they are destroyed by erosion, construction or changes in land-use.

Depending on how complicated and widespread the archaeological deposits are, excavation can be done by hand or with heavy machinery. Archaeologists may excavate a site in a number of ways; either by open area excavation, by digging a test pit or a trial trench.
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monument LAYER * An archaeological unit of soil in a horizontal plane which may seal features or be cut through by other features. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back

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