Information for record number MWA6396:
Cremation Burial at Tiddington Bowls Club

Summary A cremation burial of Roman date was found at Tiddington Bowls Club during archaeological work.
What Is It?  
Type: Burial, Cremation
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stratford upon Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 21 55
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Salvage work in advance of the construction of a new bowling green and related facilities recovered the remains of a cremation burial likely to be of Romano British date. The bone fragments were from an adult of unknown age or sex.
2 A small ball, possibly a pin head, and a perforated lead disc, both possibly Roman, were found in the waste earth on the bowling green site in June 1988.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Tiddington Bowling Green
Author/originator: PMB
Date: 1988
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1304
Author/originator: Pickin J L
Date: 1988
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1304
   
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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 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 CREMATION * A funeral rite in which the human body is burnt, usually on a pyre, leaving fragmentary charred or completely combusted remains. Often found buried, occasionally in a container associated with grave goods. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument CREMATION BURIAL * The site of the formal burial of cremated bone, sometimes 'urned' in a vessel or casket of glass, wood or, more commonly, ceramic. back
monument CLUB * A building used by an association of persons for social and recreational purposes or for the promotion of some common object. back
monument BOWLING GREEN * A closely mown piece of ground used for the game of lawn bowling. 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

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