Information for record number MWA8736:
Romano-British pottery scatter, Church Hill, Burton Dassett

Summary The site of an artefact scatter consisting of pottery dating to the Roman period. It was found 500m south west of Burton Old Covert.
What Is It?  
Type: Artefact Scatter
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Burton Dassett
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 40 51
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Location plan shows area of Roman pottery scatter to east of excavation, EWA6722.
2 The source referred to In
1 contains no plan, and there is no reference to RB pottery in the excavation report within that source; the origin of this monument is therefore unclear.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: Excavation, Church Hill, Burton Dassett
Author/originator: Booth P
Date: 1989
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm. Giles Carey
Author/originator: G Carey
Date: 2009-2014
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Glossary

 
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technique excavation Archaeologists excavate sites so that they can find information and recover archaeological materials before they are destroyed by erosion, construction or changes in land-use.

Depending on how complicated and widespread the archaeological deposits are, excavation can be done by hand or with heavy machinery. Archaeologists may excavate a site in a number of ways; either by open area excavation, by digging a test pit or a trial trench.
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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 ARTEFACT SCATTER * A spatially discrete scatter of mixed artefactual material found on the ground, seabed or riverbed which may have been deposited over time rather than resulting from one particular event. Index particular types where appropriate. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back

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