Information for record number MWA8372:
RB pottery from 72 Bleachfield St, Alcester

Summary Findspot - sherds of Roman pottery and a single piece of ferrous slag was found during archaeological work in Bleachfield Street, Alcester.
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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Description

  
Source Number  

1 A watching brief during the cutting of foundation trenches at this location recovered eight sherds of RB pottery and a single fragment of possible ferrous slag.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: 72 Bleachfield St, Alcester
Author/originator: Jones, c
Date: 1997
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Glossary

 
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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 FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument BLEACHFIELD * Large field or yard used to lay fabrics out ready for bleaching. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back

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