Information for record number MWA13171:
Undated Pit 200m east of Mount Farm, Shipston-on-Stour

Summary Pit discovered from an evaluation carried out in 2012 at site off Campden Road, Shipston-on-Stour. Sealed by a Roman occupation layer and containing one flint, possibly prehistoric but remains undated.
What Is It?  
Type: Pit
Period: Late Prehistoric - Late Iron Age (500000 BC - 42 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Shipston on Stour
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 24 40
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
Source Number  

1 A sub-circular pit was discovered in trench 15 from an evaluation carried out at Campden Road, Shipston-on-Stour. The pit contained a fragment of worked flint and four fragments of animal bone and was sealed by a Roman occupation layer. It is probably prehistoric in origin but remains undated.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Campden Road, Shipston-on Stour, Warwickshire: Archaeological Evaluation
Author/originator: Tsamis, V & Cox, S
Date: 2012
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 12263
   
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period Prehistoric About 500,000 BC to 42 AD

The Prehistoric period covers all the periods from the Palaeolithic to the end of the Iron Age.
This is a time when people did not write anything down so there is no documentary evidence for archaeologists to look at. Instead, the archaeologists look at the material culture belonging to the people and the places where they lived for clues about their way of life.

The Prehistoric period is divided into the Early Prehistoric and Later Prehistoric.
The Early Prehistoric period covers the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic periods.
The Later Prehistoric period covers Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age times.
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period Iron Age About 800 BC to 43 AD

The Iron Age comes after the Bronze Age and before the Roman period. It is a time when people developed the skills and knowledge to work and use iron, hence the name ‘Iron Age’ which is given to this period. Iron is a much tougher and more durable metal than bronze but it also requires more skill to make objects from it. People continued to use bronze during this period.
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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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. 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 OCCUPATION LAYER * A layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified. back

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