Information for record number MWA5708:
Saxon occupation at Chesterton Roman Camp

Summary An archaeological excavation at Chesterton Roman Camp found evidence for Anglo Saxon occupation of undetermined nature. Two small fires were discovered. Finds from the site included fragments of pottery and a decorated bone comb.
What Is It?  
Type: Occupation Site
Period: Anglo-Saxon (410 AD - 1065 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Chesterton and Kingston
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 34 59
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Ten week excavation on Chesterton Camp (SMR No WA 798). There was evidence for Saxon occupation on the site although whether or not this was merely casual is uncertain.
2 Two small cooking fires with broken pottery found on overlying part of the destroyed foundations of the town wall may indicate casual Saxon occupation. The discovery in the topsoil of a large and ornate bone weaving comb, plus a fragment of another, points perhaps to a more permenant post-Roman settlement.
3 Plan of ? Saxon inhumations at Chesterton.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: WMANS
Author/originator: Taylor S
Date: 1967
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 10
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: Chesterton on Fosse
Author/originator: Taylor S
Date: 1967
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Plan
Title: Position of ? Saxon Inhumations at Chesterton
Author/originator: Docherty - Delia J
Date: 1966
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source WMANS West Midlands Archaeological News Sheet, a publication that was produced each year, this later became West Midlands Archaeology. The West Midlands Arcaheological News Sheet contains reports about archaeological work that was carried out in the West Midlands region in the previous year. It includes information about sites dating from the Prehistoric to the Post Medieval periods. It was produced the Department of Extramural Studies at Birmingham University. Copies are held at 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 TOWN WALL * A fortified wall surrounding a town or city. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument INHUMATION * An interment of unburnt, articulated human remains. Use specific type where known. back
monument OCCUPATION SITE * A site showing some signs of occupation but evidence is insufficient to imply permanent settlement. back

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