Information for record number MWA8812:
Rubbish Pit sealed with medieval pottery wasters

Summary Rubbish pit sealed with 13th/14th century pottery wasters, indicating the presence of a kiln in the vicinity. Post holes, contemporary with the kiln, could be from workshops associated with the pottery manufacture. The site lies under Market Street, Warwick.
What Is It?  
Type: Pottery Kiln, Post Hole, Kiln
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 64
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 A rubbish pit containing pottery wasters from the 13th/14th century, indicates the presence of a kiln in the area at that time. Other excavations which took place during the 1960s also on Market Street had similar finds.
 
Sources
Source No:
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: Archaeological Excavations and Salvage Recording at the site of the 'Woolpack' Hotel, Warwick
Author/originator: Elders J
Date: 1999
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report No 9922
   
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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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monument HOTEL * A large building used for the accommodation of paying travellers and guests. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument KILN * A furnace or oven for burning, baking or drying. Use specific type where known. back
monument RUBBISH PIT * A pit where domestic waste material is deposited. back
monument MARKET * An open space or covered building in which cattle, goods, etc, are displayed for sale. back
monument POTTERY KILN * A structure, composed of oven and hovel, used for the firing of pottery ware. back
monument WORKSHOP * A building or room used for small scale manufacture. Use more specific term where possible. back
monument POST HOLE * A hole dug to provide a firm base for an upright post, often with stone packing. Use broader monument type where known. back

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