Information for record number MWA13401:
Iron Age pits group at Shipston Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire

Summary A group of Iron Age pits were recorded during a watching brief between the A3400 and a disused railway line.
What Is It?  
Type: Pit Cluster
Period: Iron Age (800 BC - 42 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stratford upon Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 20 53
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
Source Number  

1 The pit group contains pottery and flint and belong to a growing corpus of similar features across the region thought most likely to be receptacles for arcane acts associated with fertility and the agricultural cycle.
2 An evaluation in 2011 identified a number of prehistoric features.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Iron Age Pits: A Watching Brief at Shipston Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Palmer S C, Evans J, Mills P & Meredith B
Date: 2013
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1320
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Serial
Title: West Midlands Archaeology Vol 54
Author/originator: CBA West Midlands
Date: 2012
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 54
   
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Glossary

 
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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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monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument PIT CLUSTER * A spatially discrete group of pits usually containing artefactual material with little or no accompanying evidence for structural features. 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 RAILWAY * A line or track consisting of iron or steel rails, on which passenger carriages or goods wagons are moved, usually by a locomotive engine. back

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