Information for record number MWA8234:
Watching brief, Bloomsberry, Seggs Ln, Alcester

Summary Watching brief recovering Roman material.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Alcester
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 08 57
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 A watching brief was carried out in 1995 prior to construction of an extension. No archaeological features were identified in the trenches, but several sherds of Roman pottery, including an unusual fragment of a face decoration, were recovered from the spoil.
2 The Roman finds have been dated to the C2. Jars decorated with faces on their shoulders are not common in the Severn Valley, though not uncommon in a wider context. This particular piece is damaged, but appears to have no close parallels for its design.
 
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: RB face pot from an Arch WB at Bloomsberry...
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Arch WB at Bloomsberry, Seggs Ln, Alcester
Author/originator: Meek, J
Date: 1995
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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 ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURE * Use only for features assumed to be archaeological but which cannot be identified more precisely without further investigation .Use more specific term where known 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 FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back

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