Information for record number MWA12583:
Palaeochannel, east of River Arrow at Kinwarton Road, Alcester

Summary Palaeochannel with organic deposits of silt containing wood and snail shells.
What Is It?  
Type: Palaeochannel
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Alcester
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 09 57
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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2 The palaeochannel was discovered during an evaluation at St Benedict's High School, Kinwarton Road, Alcester. Silt deposits containing organic material such as snail shells and wood were recorded and sampled. The channel does not appear on any historic mapping and was probably reclaimed for agriculture in antiquity.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Archaeological Evaluation at St Benedict's School, Kinwarton Road, Alcester, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Palmer S
Date: 2009
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 0949
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Serial
Title: West Midlands Archaeology Vol 52
Author/originator: CBA West Midlands
Date: 2010
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 52
   
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source Antiquity Antiquity is a journal about archaeological research and is published four times each year. The journal includes articles about archaeology from all over the world, from the Palaeolithic to the present. Each issue includes an editorial, brief reports, current news in colour, research papers and notes, full review coverage of new archaeological books and occasional special sections on selected topics. back
technique Organic material Material that once used to be part of a living animal or plant, such as wood or leather. These materials decay unless they are in waterlogged, very dry or freezing conditions. Because of this, archaeologists do not often find these materials during excavations. back
monument SCHOOL * An establishment in which people, usually children, are taught. back
monument PALAEOCHANNEL * The course or channel of a river or stream preserved as a geological feature. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument WOOD * A tract of land with trees, sometimes acting as a boundary or barrier, usually smaller and less wild than a forest. back

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