Information for record number MWA6323:
Roman burial

Summary The site of a Roman burial of an adult male. The burial was found during an archaeological excavation. It was situated 500m south east of Bidford Grange.
What Is It?  
Type: Burial
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Welford on Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 12 51
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 A Roman lead coffin, located by metal detector users, was excavated by staff of the Warwickshire Museum in 1986. It proved to be the lining of a wooden coffin, containing the extended inhumation of an adult male on its back with the hands crossed over the stomach. The burial was aligned N-S with its head to the N. The lead coffin lining was well preserved, but had been damaged on one side. It was quite plain, and was 1.9m long and tapered slightly from head to foot. The maximum width was 0.41m and the maximum height 0.3m. The coffin contained fragments of three conical glass beakers, a common C4 type. Fragments of one vessel were also found in the grave pit. Ten iron coffin nails were also recovered.
2 The skeleton is complete except for part of the left leg and foot, is of an adult male, late 30s or early 40s, and 1.7m in height.
3 A more detailed description of the excavation.
4 It appears to be a duplicate record to MWA6015.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Welford Man
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: WMA
Author/originator: PMB
Date: 1986
Page Number: 57-8
Volume/Sheet: 29
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Serial
Title: TBAS vol 98
Author/originator: Booth P M
Date: 1986
Page Number: 37-50
Volume/Sheet: 98
   
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Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Personal comment
Author/originator: Andie Gray
Date: 15/10/2013
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Personal comment
Author/originator: Andie Gray
Date: 15/10/2013
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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 WMA West Midlands Archaeology. This publication contains a short description for each of the sites where archaeological work has taken place in the previous year. It covers Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. Some of these descriptions include photographs, plans and drawings of the sites and/or the finds that have been discovered. The publication is produced by the Council For British Archaeology (CBA) West Midlands and is published annually. 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 GRANGE * An outlying farm or estate, usually belonging to a religious order or feudal lord. Specifically related to core buildings and structures associated with monastic land holding. Use specific term where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument COFFIN * A chest made of stone, wood or lead, used to enclose a dead body. back
monument GRAVE * A place of burial. Use more specific type where known. 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 WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument MUSEUM * A building, group of buildings or space within a building, where objects of value such as works of art, antiquities, scientific specimens, or other artefacts are housed and displayed. 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
monument EXTENDED INHUMATION * A form of inhumation in which the skeleton is laid out in an approximately straight line, whether face up, face down, or on its side. back

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