Information for record number MWA12246:
Cherry Orchard Farm: Pits

Summary Observation carried out during the excavation of a trench along the edge of a Scheduled Ancient Monument, containing a Romano-British cemetary and settlement. Archaeological features were found, though not thought to be significant for a full report. Several fragments of cow bone found but not retained.
What Is It?  
Type: Pit
Period: Anglo-Saxon - Post-medieval (410 AD - 1750 AD)
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1 Observation carried out during the excavation of a trench along the edge of a Scheduled Ancient Monument, containing a Romano-British cemetary and settlement. No archaeological features were found, though not thought to be significant for a full report. Several fragments of cow bone found but not retained.
 
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Archaeological Report
Title: Archaeological Observation at Cherry Orchard Farm, Stretton on Fosse, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Warwickshire Museum
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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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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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monument ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURE * Use only for features assumed to be archaeological but which cannot be identified more precisely without further investigation .Use more specific term where known back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. 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
monument ORCHARD * An enclosure used for the cultivation of fruit trees. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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