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Findspot - Roman limestone head, Stratford upon Avon

Summary Findspot - a Roman limestone head, uncovered during an excavation, and now in the New Place Museum, Church Street, Stratford upon Avon.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stratford upon Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 21 55
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 The site of a Romano British village between the main road and the Avon, about three quarters of a mile nearer to Stratford (from Tiddington) was partially excavated in 1938. The principal find was a striking male head carved in Cotswold limestone and of 3rd to 4th century date.
2 The head is in New Place Museum.
3 Correspondence.
4 Note.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 3, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1945
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Volume/Sheet: 3
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Notes on Warwickshire O.S. 6 inch sheets
Author/originator: Various
Date: 1956 & 1979
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Note
Title: Tiddington
Author/originator: Morris,J.M
Date: 1981
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card, old series
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1955
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Volume/Sheet: Old Series
   
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source OS Card Ordnance Survey Record Card. Before the 1970s the Ordnance Survey (OS) were responsible for recording archaeological monuments during mapping exercises. This helped the Ordnance Survey to decide which monuments to publish on maps. During these exercises the details of the monuments were written down on record cards. Copies of some of the cards are kept at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. The responsibility for recording archaeological monuments later passed to the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments. back
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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period Roman About 43 AD to 409 AD (the 1st century AD to the 5th century AD)

The Roman period comes after the Iron Age and before the Saxon period.

The Roman period in Britain began in 43 AD when a Roman commander called Aulus Plautius invaded the south coast, near Kent. There were a series of skirmishes with the native Britons, who were defeated. In the months that followed, more Roman troops arrived and slowly moved westwards and northwards.
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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 FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument MUSEUM * A building, group of buildings or space within a building, where objects of value such as works of art, antiquities, scientific specimens, or other artefacts are housed and displayed. back

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