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Findspot - Roman finds

Summary Findspot - various Roman finds, including coins, a brooch, a bronze pin and fragments of pottery, were found in King's Newnham. The finds suggest that this might be the site of a Roman settlement.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Kings Newnham
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 45 77
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 "The few relics which have been found at this place are articles of a description usually met with in the vicinity of British settlements, and consist of a brass pin, apparently the acus or pin of a fibula or brooch, a fragment of red pottery of the Roman era, a deer's horn, and a boar's tusk."
2 Site of a possible prehistoric, or Roman settlement. Finds include a brass pin, probably from a brooch, a fragment of red pottery, a deer's horn and a boar's tusk.
3 Map.
4 Further finds in 1993, of two 4th century coins, a brooch and a potsherd, although it is not clear from the enquiry form whether this was the exact location.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Analyst, volume 4; page 180
Author/originator: Bloxam M
Date: 1836
Page Number: 180
Volume/Sheet: 4
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 3033
Author/originator: P Wise
Date:
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 3033
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Map
Title: RSNHSS
Author/originator: Kerr C
Date: 1875
Page Number: 82
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card 14NE9
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date:
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 14NE9
   
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Glossary

 
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source OS Card Ordnance Survey Record Card. Before the 1970s the Ordnance Survey (OS) were responsible for recording archaeological monuments during mapping exercises. This helped the Ordnance Survey to decide which monuments to publish on maps. During these exercises the details of the monuments were written down on record cards. Copies of some of the cards are kept at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. The responsibility for recording archaeological monuments later passed to the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments. back
source WMEF Warwickshire Museum Enquiry Form. These are forms that are filled in when a person brings an object to Warwickshire Museum to be identified. Amongst the information recorded on the form are details such as a description of the object, where and when it was found, and in some cases a sketch or photographs of it. Copies of the form can be viewed at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Prehistoric About 500,000 BC to 42 AD

The Prehistoric period covers all the periods from the Palaeolithic to the end of the Iron Age.
This is a time when people did not write anything down so there is no documentary evidence for archaeologists to look at. Instead, the archaeologists look at the material culture belonging to the people and the places where they lived for clues about their way of life.

The Prehistoric period is divided into the Early Prehistoric and Later Prehistoric.
The Early Prehistoric period covers the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic periods.
The Later Prehistoric period covers Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age times.
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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 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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