Information for record number MWA6030:
Roman settlement

Summary Duplicate of 2318.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement, Building
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Brailes
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: 00
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 1967: After discovery of an area of Roman pot/tile scatter (PRN 2318) test holes were dug and eventually a stone floor was discovered at a depth of 0.5m. The farmer had ploughed up stone in the vicinity. The excavation was extended over an area about 9.1m by 3m, but at this stage no boundary of the surface was evident. When the floor was removed a fair quantity of pottery was recovered. In addition oyster shell, animal bone and glass were found.
2 1974: Further excavation revealed a rough stone surface. The main stone concentration in this area appears to be 2nd century.
3 Confirmed as duplicate, see MWA2318 for more information about this site. Mapping removed to avoid confusion.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: WMANS
Author/originator: Lewis G T
Date: 1974
Page Number: 54
Volume/Sheet: 17
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Brailes
Author/originator: Lewis G T
Date: 1967
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm. Giles Carey
Author/originator: G Carey
Date: 2009-2014
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
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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 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 FLOOR * A layer of stone, brick or boards, etc, on which people tread. Use broader site type where known. back
monument BOUNDARY * The limit to an area as defined on a map or by a marker of some form, eg. BOUNDARY WALL. Use specific type where known. back
monument FAIR * A site where a periodical gathering of buyers, sellers and entertainers, meet at a time ordained by charter or statute or by ancient custom. back

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