Information for record number MWA5530:
Excavation of Early Medieval Pits at Castle Lane

Summary The site of several early Medieval rubbish pits, excavated at Castle Lane, Warwick.
What Is It?  
Type: Pit, Rubbish Pit
Period: Early medieval (801 AD - 1065 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
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1 1973: Excavation prior to demolition of stables. Three 9th century rubbish pits were excavated and one other located which contained ash, charcoal, slabby limestone (probably from the exposed outcrop at Ufton c10 miles to the E - information Prof W Shotton) and slag. A quantity of animal bone was found in these pits, including almost complete sheep and dog skeletons. Pottery was sparse, but compared as a group with material from Mulberry Trees Inn 1966 Excavation.
2 The reference to 9th century rubbish pits is a mistake.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwick Development Control Maps
Author/originator: Cracknell S
Date: 1995
Page Number: 7
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Serial
Title: WMANS no 18 (1975)
Author/originator: Crickmore, J (ed)
Date: 1975
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 18
   
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source WMANS West Midlands Archaeological News Sheet, a publication that was produced each year, this later became West Midlands Archaeology. The West Midlands Arcaheological News Sheet contains reports about archaeological work that was carried out in the West Midlands region in the previous year. It includes information about sites dating from the Prehistoric to the Post Medieval periods. It was produced the Department of Extramural Studies at Birmingham University. Copies are held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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 INN * A public house for the lodging and entertainment of travellers, etc. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument RUBBISH PIT * A pit where domestic waste material is deposited. back
monument CASTLE * A fortress and dwelling, usually medieval in origin, and often consisting of a keep, curtain wall and towers etc. 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 STABLE * A building in which horses are accommodated. back

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