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Tripontium 'Low Level' Site

Summary An area of the Roman settlement of Tripontium known as the 'low level' site. This area of the settlement has been destroyed by gravel extraction. Finds from the site included fragments of pottery, building material and coins. The site was located 800m south west of Shawell.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Newton and Biggin
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 53 79
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 This is called the 'Low Level' site. In 1925 quarrying for excavation started here. A Y-shaped road was constructed and 0.49m of soil removed revealing a Roman occupation layer. Everywhere a geat amount of building material and pottery was found. Several skeletons were also found, one associated with a jar. Coins were found from time to time and given to visitors. A drainage trench was dug which showed that the occupation area was only close to the road; material indicating occupation extended 78m S of the railway line and not more than 19.6m from Watling Street. The majority of the pottery found, as well as a stone quern and a piece of two-handled amphora, was kept on the quarry site.
3 excavation report.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: RSNHS
Author/originator: Tanner R
Date: 1939
Page Number: 24-50
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Plan
Title: RSNHS
Author/originator: Tanner R
Date: 1939
Page Number: 25
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Serial
Title: TBAS vol 83
Author/originator: Cameron H and Lucas J
Date: 1966
Page Number: 131
Volume/Sheet: 83
   
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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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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 SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. 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 STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back
monument QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back
monument RAILWAY * A line or track consisting of iron or steel rails, on which passenger carriages or goods wagons are moved, usually by a locomotive engine. back
monument OCCUPATION LAYER * A layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified. back

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