Information for record number MWA7878:
Findspot - Iron Age or Roman brooch

Summary Findspot - part of a brooch, of a type found in Yorkshire, dating to the Iron Age or Roman period. It was found 700m north west of Turner's Green.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Late Iron Age - Romano-British (100 BC - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Lapworth
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 18 69
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Lower part of linch pin of brooch of the Yorkshire type found during field work on the course of the M40. It is impossible to tell if it is either Celtic or Roman.
2 Similar to
1, reprinted from Britannia Vol. XXI, including illustration of linch pin. Could have come from a Roman army vehicle, but unclear whether Celtic or Roman in origin. Described as being found "on the course of the M40 near the point where it crosses the Stratford-on-Avon canal".
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Linch Pin from the Route of the M40
Author/originator: Webster G
Date: c.1990
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: M40 Motorway, Warwickshire: Archaeological Survey 1992
Author/originator: Adams, D, Jenkins, D and Wise, J.
Date: 1994
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source Britannia Britannia, the journal of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies which contains articles about the archaeology of Roman Britain. It is published annually and copies are held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
technique Field work The term ‘field work’ refers to any work that is undertaken in the out-doors or, as archaeologists sometimes say, ‘in the field’. It usually involves the recovery of primary evidence by archaeologists carrying out an excavation, field survey and/or aerial survey. back
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 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 CANAL * An artificial navigable waterway used for the transportation of goods. Nowadays also used for recreational purposes. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument MOTORWAY * Fast arterial road with separate carriageways limited to motor vehicles back
monument CROSS * A free-standing structure, in the form of a cross (+), symbolizing the structure on which Jesus Christ was crucified and sacred to the Christian faith. Use specific type where known. back

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