Information for record number MWA5326:
Site of Roman Cemetery 300m SE of Coton Farm

Summary The site of a Roman cemetery where twenty burials were found during an archaeological excavation. The cemetery was situated 1km north of Newton.
What Is It?  
Type: Cemetery, Burial, Inhumation
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
Description

  
Source Number  

1 'Roman Remains. App twenty (?burials) unearthed with several vases etc and patella.'
2 These were uncovered during quarrying in 1952 along with additional Roman settlement features (PRN 5327).
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Map 1952
Author/originator:
Date: 1952
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: A Romano-British Bronze Figure From a Well at Caves Inn, near Rugby
Author/originator: Baker F G
Date: 1953
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Glossary

 
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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 INN * A public house for the lodging and entertainment of travellers, etc. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument CAVE * A subterranean feature entered from a hillside, cliff face, etc. A cave may have been used for occupation, storage, burial, refuse, or as a hide-away. Index with site type or objects where known. back
monument INHUMATION * An interment of unburnt, articulated human remains. Use specific type where known. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument VASE * A large, decorative garden ornament resembling a vase. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument CEMETERY * An area of ground, set apart for the burial of the dead. back
monument BURIAL * An interment of human or animal remains. Use specific type where known. If component use with wider site type. Use FUNERARY SITE for optimum retrieval in searches. back

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