Information for record number MWA6087:
Iron Age pits

Summary The excavation of five pits, containing pottery and quern stones of Iron Age date. The pits had been cut into an earlier feature, probably a hengi-form barrow. The site is 200m south of Barford Wood.
What Is It?  
Type: Pit
Period: Iron Age (800 BC - 42 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Barford
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 62
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Five pits within the barrow were intrusive and produced Iron Age pottery and quern stones.
1 /Excav report /Oswald A /1966 /TBAS /Vol 83 /p 1-64 /WMB /
2 /Excav records / / /WM / / /WMBFI 718 /
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: TBAS vol 83
Author/originator: Oswald A
Date: 1966
Page Number: 1-64
Volume/Sheet: 83
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: Excavation Report
Author/originator: WM
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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
source WM Warwickshire Museum Aerial Photograph Collection. A collection of oblique and vertical aerial photographs and taken by various organisations and individuals, including the Royal Airforce, The Potato Board, Warwickshire Museum. The collection is 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 Iron Age About 800 BC to 43 AD

The Iron Age comes after the Bronze Age and before the Roman period. It is a time when people developed the skills and knowledge to work and use iron, hence the name ‘Iron Age’ which is given to this period. Iron is a much tougher and more durable metal than bronze but it also requires more skill to make objects from it. People continued to use bronze during this period.
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monument BARROW * Artificial mound of earth, turf and/or stone, normally constructed to contain or conceal burials. Use specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
monument WOOD * A tract of land with trees, sometimes acting as a boundary or barrier, usually smaller and less wild than a forest. back

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