Information for record number MWA443:
Undated Cemetery 150m NE of Oversley Mill, Alcester

Summary The possible site of a Roman cemetery. Human remains have been found at the site, which lies north east of Oversley Mill.
What Is It?  
Type: Cemetery
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Alcester
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 08 56
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Human remains including 16 skulls were found approximately 4 feet beneath surface. A sherd of 3rd century pottery was also found, but probably unstratified.
2 Remains were in blue lias clay and most of them had holes in the skull. Prof. Brash who examined them considered them to be Neolithic (but perhaps Romano-British).
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Alcester Notes
Author/originator: W A Seaby
Date: 1954
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Source Type: Descriptive Text
Title: Maps and notes
Author/originator: Seaby W A
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Glossary

 
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period Neolithic About 4000 BC to 2351 BC

The word ‘Neolithic’ means ‘New Stone Age’. Archaeologists split up the Neolithic period into three phases; early, middle and late. The Neolithic period comes after the Mesolithic period and before the Bronze Age.

People in the Neolithic period hunted and gathered food as their ancestors had but they were also began to farm. They kept animals and grew crops. This meant that they were able to settle more permanently in one location instead of constantly moving from place to place to look for food.
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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 MILL * A factory used for processing raw materials. Use more specific mill type where known. See also TEXTILE MILL, for more narrow terms. back
monument CEMETERY * An area of ground, set apart for the burial of the dead. back
monument HUMAN REMAINS * The unarticulated remains of the body of a human being. If articulated use inhumation. back

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