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OVEN
Unique ID: WAW-ECAC73
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Two fragments of fired clay oven plates or lids.
The fragmenst present were part of a larger sub-circular thick fired clay disc or discs, commonly found in Middle to Late Iron Age (500 BC to 100 AD) sites. The fabric consists of an oxidised grog tempered fabric, with frequent fossil shell inclusions. It is not certain wether these are from the same discs or seperate ones.
Together they weigh 52.5g
Discs like this have been found in several sites in Oxfordshire and there is currently debate on their original use. The main hypothesis is that they functioned as either oven plates or lids.
Class: plate / lid
Class: Plate/Lid
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 500 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 2
Weight: 52.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012 - Saturday 1st March 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Tysoe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP3444
Four figure Latitude: 52.09330584
Four figure longitude: -1.50513266
1:25K map: SP3444
1:10K map: SP34SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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