Information for record number MWA19271:
Middle Iron Age roundhouse, Rugby and Daventry Crematorium site

Summary A Middle Iron Age roundhouse was excavated at Rugby and Daventry Crematorium site in 2012. The roundhouse forms part of a growing corpus of similarly constructed features known from the region and represents further evidence for prehistoric land-use outside the major river valleys.
What Is It?  
Type: Round House (Domestic)
Period: Middle Iron Age (300 BC - 101 BC)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Rugby
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 51 73
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
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1 A watching brief was carried out during soil stripping in advance of the construction of a new crematorium at Hillmorton, Rugby. A single significant feature was identified, thought very likely to represent the footprint of an Iron Age roundhouse. It consisted of two distinct curving gullies which formed discontiguous circumferential arcs with a projected diameter of 13m. A small assemblage of middle Iron Age pottery, fragmentary animal bone and heat-cracked pebbles was excavated from the gullies. The roundhouse forms part of a growing corpus of similarly constructed features known from the region and represents further evidence for prehistoric land-use outside the major river valleys. It is suggested that the roundhouse was part of a local tradition of buildings of mass wall construction with perhaps seasonal usage.
 
Sources
Source No:
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Archaeological Evaluation and Further Observations at the Rugby and Daventry Crematorium, 2013
Author/originator: Gethin B
Date: 2013
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report No 1333
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Watching Brief Report
Title: A Scrape with the Iron Age: A watching brief at the Rugby and Daventry Crematorium Site in 2012
Author/originator: Palmer, S and Gethin, B
Date: 2013
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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 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 FOOTPRINT * An impression made in soft ground by a passing animal or human. The soft ground may have subsequently hardened. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument CREMATORIUM * A building or site where bodies are burnt, and the ashes collected for burial or dispersal. back
monument ROUND * A small, Iron Age/Romano-British enclosed settlement found in South West England. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back
monument DOMESTIC * This is the top term for the class. See DOMESTIC Class List for narrow terms. back

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