Information for record number MWA6417:
Possible Iron Age Features, Oversley Mill Services

Summary This site was excavated in advance of development, uncovering a gully dating possibly to the to the Iron Age. The site is at Oversley Mill Services, Alcester.
What Is It?  
Type: Ditch, Pit
Period: Iron Age (800 BC - 42 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Alcester
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 08 56
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 An evaluation in advance of development was carried out by the Warwickshire Museum in June 1992. The ditch of a possible Iron Age hillfort (PRN 6119) was examined together with a possible Iron Age gully and other features containing daub and flintwork (cf. PRN 6399). Archaeobotanical sampling from the black layer in trench 9 which produced some Iron Age material found charcoal but no plant remains.
2 Observation of topsoil stripping and foundation trenches only revealed a single flint fragment, a few Romano British sherds, and some fragments of medieval tile.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Archaeological Report
Title: Arch Obs at Oversley Mill Travelodge, Alcester
Author/originator: Palmer S C
Date: 1997
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Oversley Mill Services, Alcester Warwickshire - Archaeological Evaluation
Author/originator: Warwickshire Museum
Date: 1992
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Glossary

 
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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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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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monument LAYER * An archaeological unit of soil in a horizontal plane which may seal features or be cut through by other features. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument ARCH * A structure over an opening usually formed of wedge-shaped blocks of brick or stone held together by mutual pressure and supported at the sides; they can also be formed from moulded concrete/ cast metal. A component; use for free-standing structure only. back
monument MILL * A factory used for processing raw materials. Use more specific mill type where known. See also TEXTILE MILL, for more narrow terms. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument GULLY * A deep gutter, drain or sink. 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 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 TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back
monument DITCH * A long and narrow hollow or trench dug in the ground, often used to carry water though it may be dry for much of the year. back
monument HILLFORT * A hilltop enclosure bounded by one or more substantial banks, ramparts and ditches. Use more specific type where known. back

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