Information for record number MWA9032:
Floor Surface, Oak View, 99 Shrewley Common, Shrewley

Summary A possible floor surface of Roman date which was uncovered during archaeological work. It was situated at Shrewley Common, Shrewley.
What Is It?  
Type: Floor
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Shrewley
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 21 67
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 A band of red clay and a layer of small geen mudstone fragments may represent the remains of an internal floor surface. The layers are cut by plough marks. No finds were recovered but the deposits may be Romano-British in date and possibly associated with the settlement identified during excavations on the neighbouring property to the south west in 1977.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological Observation at Oak View, 99 Shrewley Common, Shrewley
Author/originator: Jones, C
Date: 2001
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 0137
   
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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 LAYER * An archaeological unit of soil in a horizontal plane which may seal features or be cut through by other features. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument FLOOR * A layer of stone, brick or boards, etc, on which people tread. Use broader site type where known. back
monument PLOUGH MARKS * The subsoil traces of cultivation, presumed to have been caused by the use of a plough to till the soil. back

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