Information for record number MWA13421:
Roman occupation deposits, Acorn House, Evesham Street, Alcester

Summary An archaeological evaluation at Acorn House, Evesham Street, Alcester within the southern suburb of the Roman town found extensive, well preserved Roman deposits just below the modern garden soil. Pottery analysis suggests that the main occupation phase was mid-1st - early 2nd-century AD.
What Is It?  
Type: Gully, Paddock, Road?, Building, Wall, Inhumation
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Alcester
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 08 57
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Level of Protection Local
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1 An archaeological evaluation at Acorn House, Evesham Street, Alcester within the southern suburb of the Roman town found extensive, well preserved Roman deposits just below the modern garden soil. Pottery analysis suggests that the main occupation phase was mid-1st - early 2nd-century AD. The earliest feature on site was a relic soil pre-dating the occupation of this area. Intensive occupation began in the Flavian period, with a hint of previous activity indicated by residual pottery of pre-conquest and Transitional types. Early deposits included a succession of layers associated with an ashy occupation layer. A sequence of cardinally aligned gullies may relate to a complex of enclosures or paddocks. These were succeeded by gravel and stone surfaces, possibly even a metalled street. Several large postholes cutting these layers could relate to large wooden buildings either side of the street. Less well dated and poorly stratified were a series of inhumation burials and a substantial stone wall. The wall lay parallel to the street and on the same alignment as walls excavated in 1975 to the west of the present site [see MWA482]. A parallel gully, dating to at least the 3rd century, implies that some semblance of the former alignments remained in the later Roman period.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Acorn House, Evesham Street, Alcester, Warwickshire, Archaeological Evaluation
Author/originator: Gethin B & Palmer S
Date: 2013
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1308
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Serial
Title: West Midlands Archaeology Vol 57
Author/originator: CBA West Midlands
Date: 2015
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: No 57
   
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

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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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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument PADDOCK * An enclosed field for horses. back
monument LAYER * An archaeological unit of soil in a horizontal plane which may seal features or be cut through by other features. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument INHUMATION * An interment of unburnt, articulated human remains. Use specific type where known. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument GULLY * A deep gutter, drain or sink. back
monument SUBURB * A largely residential area on the outskirts of a town or city. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument ENCLOSURE * An area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or other similar barrier. Use specific type where known. back
monument BURIAL * An interment of human or animal remains. Use specific type where known. If component use with wider site type. Use FUNERARY SITE for optimum retrieval in searches. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back
monument TOWN * An assemblage of public and private buildings, larger than a village and having more complete and independent local government. 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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