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| HER Number | MWB10001 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Thatcham Newtown - Roman pit |
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Summary
Roman pit containing pottery, building material, metal scrap, a bracelet and five coins, found in 1923-4
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 01410.00.200
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
<1> Description printed on OS map - found AD 1924
W E Harris's feature no 1 in summary of work on Thatcham Newtown <2>. (First feature excavated)
In 1924, WE Harris undertook the first of several excavations of the Romano-British settlement at Thatcham Newtown <3>. The first excavation uncovered a small pit dug into a layer of gravel and sealed with a layer of soft, black earth, 18 inches thick. The soil was sieved and found to contain fragments of pottery, building stone, tiles, burnt wood, large teeth, iron nails and several pieces of bronze, including five coins.
The pit is marked on the Fourth Edition OS map of 1933 as 'Roman Pottery & Coins found A.D. 1924' <1>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Ordnance Survey. c. 1930. Ordnance Survey Epoch 4. Marked 'Roman Pottery & Coins found A.D. 1924'. [Map / SWB14664] |
| <02> | Newbury District Field Club. 1937. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1937 VOL 7 NO 4. P225 FIG 43 NO 1. [Article in serial / SWB10479] |
| <03> | Newbury District Field Club. 1930. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1930 VOL 6 NO 1. p6-16 A RB settlement at Thatcham. [Article in serial / SWB7133] |
Related Monuments
| MWB3556 | Thatcham Newtown - Roman settlement general location (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB238 | Thatcham Newtown - general location of investigations of Roman archaeology, 1920s-30s |
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