Information for record number MWA13516:
Iron Age activity, New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon

Summary A series of Iron Age storage pits, of similar form, size and function, were recorded during community excavation at New Place, Stratford. In subsequent seasons, a short stretch of Iron Age ditch/gully was located.
What Is It?  
Type: Storage Pit, Ditch, Gully?
Period: Iron Age (800 BC - 42 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stratford upon Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 20 54
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Level of Protection Local
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1 A series of Iron Age storage pits, of similar form, size and function, were recorded during community excavation at New Place, Stratford. Each of the pits was 1.5-1.6m in diameter and 0.2-0.4m in depth. There was evidence that the pits may once have had clay lining. A fragment of quernstone was recovered from the one of these pits, together with very fragmentary worn ceramics and fire cracked pebbles.
2 In a subsequent excavation season, a short stretch of Iron Age ditch/gully was recorded, running NW to SE across Trench 7. The ditch was 5m in length and 0.2-0.3m in depth.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: 'Dig for Shakespeare', New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, Archaeological Excavation Season 2 - 2011
Author/originator: Mitchell W
Date: 2012
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: 'Dig for Shakespeare', New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, Archaeological Excavation Season 3 - 2012
Author/originator: Mitchell W
Date: 2013
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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 Iron Age About 800 BC to 43 AD

The Iron Age comes after the Bronze Age and before the Roman period. It is a time when people developed the skills and knowledge to work and use iron, hence the name ‘Iron Age’ which is given to this period. Iron is a much tougher and more durable metal than bronze but it also requires more skill to make objects from it. People continued to use bronze during this period.
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monument GULLY * A deep gutter, drain or sink. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back
monument DITCH * A long and narrow hollow or trench dug in the ground, often used to carry water though it may be dry for much of the year. back
monument STORAGE PIT * A pit dug in the ground used to store meat, grain and other foodstuffs. A common feature of Iron Age farms. back

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