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| HER Number | MWB22480 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Roman features at Kennet House, Bath Road, Thatcham |
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Summary
Late Iron Age or early Roman ditch and post hole excavated in 2011
Monument Type(s):
- DITCH? (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
- GULLY? (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
- PIT? (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
- POST HOLE? (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
Full Description
A ditch or gully (feature 204) and a post-hole or pit (feature 207) were identified in Trench 2 of an evaluation in 2011 <1>. The ditch was a slightly curved linear feature measuring 60cm by 10cm and ran roughly north to south. It contained eight sherds of late Iron Age pottery, one sherd of Romano-British grey ware and two pieces of Romano-British building material, including part of a tegula. The pottery was reported to represent three identifiable vessels. The post hole or pit was 60cm in diameter and 15cm deep. It had shallow sloping sides and was filled with soft, silty clay with some gravel inclusions.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Absolute Archaeology. 2011. Kennet House, 77-79 Bath Road, Thatcham, West Berkshire: Results of an Archaeological Field Evaluation. Site Code AARC 42. 2016 WBC Network. [Unpublished document / SWB148263] |
Related Monuments
| MWB3556 | Thatcham Newtown - Roman settlement general location (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB1198 | Kennet House, 77-79 Bath Road, Thatcham: Archaeological Field Evaluation (Ref: Site Code AARC 42) |
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