Information for record number MWA910:
Findspot - Roman pot in Church Road, Snitterfield.

Summary Findspot - fragments of Roman pottery were found in a garden on Church Road, Snitterfield. All of the fragments came from the same vessel, a sepulchral urn.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Snitterfield
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 21 59
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Listed under donations: Roman sepulchral urn found at Snitterfield (SP2159).
3 The urn is not complete. Quarterly general meetings - minutes - found in a garden. Grid reference derived from this source. 21 sherds of the urn are represented - this is a pot of mid-late 1st century date. In addition a single sherd of 2nd-3rd century black burnished ware is represented.
4 OS Card SP25NW 13, noted the same as source
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Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 1, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Doubleday H A & Page W (eds)
Date: 1904
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Volume/Sheet: 1
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: WNHAS
Author/originator:
Date: 1869
Page Number: 30
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card 25NW13
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1955
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 25NW13
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: WM
Author/originator: WM
Date:
Page Number: A198
Volume/Sheet: Catalogue
   
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source OS Card Ordnance Survey Record Card. Before the 1970s the Ordnance Survey (OS) were responsible for recording archaeological monuments during mapping exercises. This helped the Ordnance Survey to decide which monuments to publish on maps. During these exercises the details of the monuments were written down on record cards. Copies of some of the cards are kept at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. The responsibility for recording archaeological monuments later passed to the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments. back
source WM Warwickshire Museum Aerial Photograph Collection. A collection of oblique and vertical aerial photographs and taken by various organisations and individuals, including the Royal Airforce, The Potato Board, Warwickshire Museum. The collection is held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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 URN * A garden ornament, usually of stone or metal, designed in the the form of a vase used to receive the ashes of the dead. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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