Crawford, A. and Hughes, J. (2008). Archaeological Watching Brief at West Alcester, Warwickshire. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1048538. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological Watching Brief at West Alcester, Warwickshire
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Series:		 Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 An archaeological watching brief was undertaken along the route of a water mains renewal programme in West Alcester. The construction works were undertaken, in three phases, by Balfour Beatty Utilities Ltd. Phases 1 and 2 were located in the vicinity of National Grid reference SP 408 258, and Phase 3 at (NGR) SP 0882 5719. The water mains renewal scheme largely followed existing service routes but archaeological deposits and structural remains, mainly dateable to the Roman period, were recorded within the southern extramural settlement to the east of Ryknild Street and within the vicinity of an east-west road identified, during the Birch Abbey investigation, as a possible major route to the contemporary industrial settlement at Droitwich (Mahany et al 1994). The deposits chiefly comprised silty clay fills of foundation trenches for walls and former road surfaces of pebble and gravel construction; in some cases, metalled. A range of ceramic material, particularly locally produced Severn Valley oxidised and grey wares and imported Samian pieces indicate activity as early as the first quarter of the 2nd century. Brick fragments go some way towards corroborating this dating information. Later, 3rd and 4th century remains were sparser but the extramural settlement area clearly remained stable. However, as with many Roman settlements in the Midlands, evidence for continued occupation into the 5th century and beyond is lacking. In the monitored area little information has been added to the character of the medieval town.
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Author:		 A Crawford
J Hughes
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Publisher:		 Worcestershire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Warwickshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2008
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Site: West Alcester Water Main
County: Warwickshire
District: Stratford-on-Avon
Parish: ALCESTER
Country: England
Grid Reference: 408820, 257190 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) TILE (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) TILE (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) FLOOR SURFACE (Monus)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) WALL (Monument Type England)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: fieldsec1-233474
OBIB: Report Reference 1611
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Created Date:		 31 Jul 2018