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Archaeological Excavation near Elmley Castle, Worcestershire: Assessment and Updated Project Design |
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Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
This report summarises the results of a small archaeological excavation (WSM 45791) at the location of a hoard of Roman coins (WSM 45790) found on the side of Bredon Hill near Elmley Castle in south Worcestershire (NGR SO 9734 4147). It describes the context of the discovery, drawing on information from the finders, the Portable Antiquities Finds Liaison Officer, and the Worcestershire Historic Environment Record. It then describes the hoard itself and the evidence from the excavation, drawing in each case on preliminary assessments. The report ends by stating the work necessary to produce a full report on the excavation archive. The hoard itself will be studied independently. The excavation established that the hoard of c 3,700 coins dating to the period c 260- 282 was deposited about a century later on, in what was, or had been, a substantial settlement. Although the trench measured only 3m by 3m, it produced evidence for eight phases of Roman activity including three phases of building. The excavation also produced fourteen more coins and significant quantities of pottery, building materials, and animal bone. The evidence suggests that the hoard was placed in a pit cut through a layer of demolition debris deposited in or after the mid 4th century. This deposition is the last evidence of Roman occupation on the site. |
Author: |
A Clapham
Wyn Wyn Evans
Richard Henry
D Miller
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Publisher: |
Worcestershire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Worcestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2011
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Locations: |
Site: |
Bredon Hill, near Elmley Castle |
County: |
Worcestershire |
District: |
Wychavon |
Parish: |
LITTLE COMBERTON |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 397340, 241470 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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COIN
(Object England)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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SHERD
(Object England)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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LAYER
(Monument Type England)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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WALL
(Monument Type England)
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EXCAVATION
(Event)
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OASIS Id: |
fieldsec1-237505 |
OBIB: |
Report Reference 1862 |
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Created Date: |
02 Feb 2018 |