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VESSEL

Unique ID: WMID-273E93

Object type certainty: Certain
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A bodysherd/fragment of a handmade ceramic vessel. The sherd is 8.58mm thick and weighs 8.5g. The sherd probably dates to the Middle to Late Iron Age period (c.-500 BC to c.100 AD). Like most other types of pottery, prehistoric pottery is dated using fabric type, form types, decoration and rim shapes. As little prehistoric pottery has been published from the Warwickshire area, the dating of this material is broad, relying on material published from surrounding areas such as the Cotswolds. The fabric is similar to that published as SH1 (Standard common fossil shell type) in McSloy 2006, p 38, dated to Middle to Late Iron Age (500 BC to 100 AD). Sherd specific details: Fabric type: frequent fossil shell type Sherd type: bodysherd Wall thickness: 8.58mm Firing condition: unoxidised Hardness: soft Feel/Texture: smooth Condition of sherds: slightly abraded Sherd/fragment not photographed. Reference: Coleman, L., Hancocks, A., and Watts, M. 2006 Excavations on the Wormington to Tirley Pipeline, 2000. Four sites by the Carrant Brook and River Isbourne, Gloucestershire and Worchestershire. Cotswold Archaeology Monograph No. 3. Cirencester McSloy, E.R. 2006 The Pottery pp37-57 in Coleman, Hancocks and Watts 2006

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: 500 BC
Date to: AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 33.45 mm
Width: 27.21 mm
Thickness: 8.58 mm
Weight: 8.5 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 30th September 2008

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Brailes

Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
To be known as: Brailes

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land

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