Information for record number MWA4692:
Excavation of Iron Age Settlement - 'Site G'

Summary A rectangular enclosure, along with hearth stones, charcoal and pottery, was found during an excavation. The enclosure and pottery dated to the Iron Age period and suggest that the site may have been a settlement. It was located 200m north west of Bushey Hill, Barford.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement, Enclosure, Hearth, Rectangular Enclosure
Period: Iron Age (800 BC - 42 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Barford
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 61
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 1965: Excavation of a rectangular enclosure of Iron Age date with evidence of four recuts of the same ditch. The enclosure was a rough rectangle 11.6m by 16.4m with an entrance to the NW. Hearth stones, charcoal and burnt daub were also found in the ditch. 200 fragments of pot indicate that this was a settlement site rather than a cattle enclosure. A trial trench was cut across a second small enclosure and four Iron Age sherds recovered.
2 Aerial photograph.
3 Report on the pottery from site G.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title:
Author/originator: J Pickering
Date: 1962
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: SP4489 C/D/E/X
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Descriptive Text
Title: Petrological Report on the Pottery Fabrics from Barford, Site G
Author/originator: Morris, Elaine
Date: 1982
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: TBAS vol 83
Author/originator: Oswald A
Date: 1966
Page Number: 1-64
Volume/Sheet: 83
   
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Glossary

 
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source TBAS Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society is a journal produced by the society annually. It contains articles about archaeological field work that has taken place in Birmingham and Warwickshire in previous years. Copies of the journal are kept by the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
technique excavation Archaeologists excavate sites so that they can find information and recover archaeological materials before they are destroyed by erosion, construction or changes in land-use.

Depending on how complicated and widespread the archaeological deposits are, excavation can be done by hand or with heavy machinery. Archaeologists may excavate a site in a number of ways; either by open area excavation, by digging a test pit or a trial trench.
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technique Trial Trench A small regular hole that is usually square or rectangular in shape. Archaeologists dig trial trenches to discover if there are any archaeological remains at a particular location. See also excavation. back
technique Aerial Photograph Aerial photographs are taken during an aerial survey, which involves looking at the ground from above. It is usually easier to see cropmarks and earthworks when they are viewed from above. Aerial photographs help archaeologists to record what they see and to identify new sites. There are two kinds of aerial photographs; oblique and vertical. back
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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE * A rectangular shaped area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or similar barrier. back
monument HEARTH * The slab or place on which a fire is made. 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 DITCH * A long and narrow hollow or trench dug in the ground, often used to carry water though it may be dry for much of the year. back

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