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| HER Number | MWB3560 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Thatcham Newtown - Roman burnt pottery |
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Summary
Large quantity of Roman pottery found, together with melted glass, burnt wood and nails
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 01410.05.000
Monument Type(s):
- HOUSE? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full Description
CONSIDERABLE QUANTITY OF SAMIAN FROM LEZOUX, RHEINZABERN AND WESTERNDORF OF C2ND DATE; A NUMBER OF FORM 33 CUPS; LARGE AND SMALL DISHES AND ONE HIGHLY DECORATED SHERD OF FORM 30. FOUND ON SITE OF HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE (Interpreted by excavator as a house - perhaps a cremation?)
W E Harris's feature no 21 in summary of work on Thatcham Newtown <2>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Newbury District Field Club. 1930. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1930 VOL 6 NO 1. P13. [Article in serial / SWB7133] |
| <02> | Newbury District Field Club. 1937. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1937 VOL 7 NO 4. P225 FIG 43 NO 21. [Article in serial / SWB10479] |
| <03> | Berkshire Archaeological Society. 1937. Berkshire Archaeological Journal 1937 41. 41. In ADS Journals. 10.5284/1000017. p38 in Notes on Recent Antiquarian Discoveries in Berkshire. [Article in serial / SWB10778]
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/berks_bas_2007/journal.cfm?volume=41 (Accessed 04/02/2016) |
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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