Information for record number MWA4887:
Findspot - Roman coin & pottery sherds

Summary Findspot - a Roman coin and fragments of pottery were found 500m south west of Princethorpe.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Princethorpe
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 39 70
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

 
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1 Roman coin and possible secondary concentration of pottery found during field survey.
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Romano British finds, Princethorpe.
Author/originator: PMB
Date: 1985
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Field Survey Record
   
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technique Field Survey The term ‘field survey’ is used to describe all work that does not disturb archaeological deposits below the ground through an excavation. Field survey techniques involve recording measurements that help archaeologists draw plans or diagrams of archaeological features. There are a variety of different field survey techniques, including geophysical survey, building recording survey, field walking survey, landscape survey and earthwork survey. 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

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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