Information for record number MWA8159:
Findspot - Roman pottery sherds and tile

Summary Findspot - fragments of Roman pottery, tile and animal bone were found during a field walking survey. The finds came from the area lying 600m west of Sun Rising Covert.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Tysoe
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 35 45
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Fieldwalking survey by the Edgehill Project Group revealed a concentration of Romano-British pottery sherds, types included Samian ware, black-burnished ware, mortaria fragments and other sherds identifiable to Oxford kilns. Coarseware sherds of reduced and oxidised fabrics made up about 85% of the assemblage. A very small quantity of tile was also found. Dark soil and local ironstone rubble coincides with the pottery scatter as does a small quantity of bone.
2 Noted. Labelled as Site I. Kevin Wyles has obviously picked up material from this Site as well. It is suggested soilmarks visible on AP - copy included but not referenced - also relate to this Site.
3 The Field Survey Record Form states that "A denser scatter of potsherds corresponds approximately to an area of ironstone rubble measured after the Field walking and shown on the plan. The concentration is typical of a Romano-British settlement Site. Further analysis of the finds is needed to suggest the period during which the Site was occupied".
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Edgehill Project
Author/originator: David Sabin
Date: 1998
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Information on a number of sites in Tysoe from Kevin Wyles
Author/originator: K Wyles
Date: 2003
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Field Survey Record of Edge Hill Project
Author/originator: Sarah J. Wager
Date: 1997
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technique Field Survey The term ‘field survey’ is used to describe all work that does not disturb archaeological deposits below the ground through an excavation. Field survey techniques involve recording measurements that help archaeologists draw plans or diagrams of archaeological features. There are a variety of different field survey techniques, including geophysical survey, building recording survey, field walking survey, landscape survey and earthwork survey. back
technique Field Walking Survey Archaeologists walk over an area, usually ploughed fields, and look for objects on the surface. This is called field walking. Archaeologists record the point on the ground where they find the objects. These points are then plotted on a map. If the map shows that a large number of objects were found in the same place, it can be evidence that an archaeological site exists there. For example, if a large number of fragments of roof tile and/or brick or stone are found in one place, it could mean that there used to be some sort of building there. See also field survey. 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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument KILN * A furnace or oven for burning, baking or drying. Use specific type where known. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back

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