Information for record number MWA8799:
Medieval pottery, County Record Office

Summary Findspot - during archaeological excavations at the County Records Office, pottery dating to the Medieval Period (the 12th/13th Century) was found.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
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1 A layer of 12th/13th century pottery was found in an evaluation trench on the north side of the County Record Office, and north also of the remains of the Post Medieval mansion house. There is clearly some potential for more extensive Medieval remains in this area.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Archaeological evaluation at the County Record Office, Warwick Priory, Warwick
Author/originator: Palmer N
Date: 2000
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report No 0016
   
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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 Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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monument LAYER * An archaeological unit of soil in a horizontal plane which may seal features or be cut through by other features. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument PRIORY * A monastery governed by a prior or prioress. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, FRIARY, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back
monument MANSION HOUSE * Traditionally the chief residence of a land owner. Now used specifically to describe the residence of the Lord Mayor of London. back
monument RECORD OFFICE * A building where official archives are kept for public inspection. back
monument OFFICE * A building or room where business, administrative or professional activities are conducted. Use specific type where known. back

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