Information for record number MWA3491:
Findspot - Roman pottery scatter

Summary Findspot - a scatter of pottery was found 600m east of Princethorpe. When the pottery was examined it was found to be Roman in date.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Princethorpe
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 40 70
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Roman pottery scatter found on surface of a ploughed field at the above grid reference in 1981 and given to the Museum. This is a mixed group, probably late 2nd Century to 4th Century. Finds include fourteen potsherds in a variety of grey and orange fabrics and one sherd of Samian Drag. 38 flanged bowl of Antonine date.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: WM
Author/originator:
Date: 1981
Page Number: 3116
Volume/Sheet: Accession Card
   
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source WM Warwickshire Museum Aerial Photograph Collection. A collection of oblique and vertical aerial photographs and taken by various organisations and individuals, including the Royal Airforce, The Potato Board, Warwickshire Museum. The collection is held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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 FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument MUSEUM * A building, group of buildings or space within a building, where objects of value such as works of art, antiquities, scientific specimens, or other artefacts are housed and displayed. back

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