Record ID: NLM-20D931
Object type: OVEN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Ceramic building material, possible hearth, kiln or oven fragment. A fragment of indurated heated clay, reddened on its upper side where rare calcareous inclusions to length 7mm appear, and a darker brown below this, with zones on the lower part appearing like the cancellous tissue within bone – whether this hints at the inclusion of bone fragments in a clay groundmass or is an effect on the clay arising from intense heat is uncertain. This object may be from the surface of a hearth made of puddled clay, or from the domed wall or lining of an oven or kiln. Suggested date: Unknown…
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 13th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Messingham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WAW-A6FCFA
Object type: OVEN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of fired clay. It cannot be easily identified, but it is potentially part of an Iron Age oven lid. The fragment is roughly triangular in shape. The texture is relatively rough. The core and margins are reddish orange with some streaks of greyish brown. The external surface is lighter orange, whilst the internal surface is a light brown. The fabric contains a moderate density of quartz inclusions and black inclusions (<1.00mm).
Created on: Thursday 10th March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 23rd June 2022
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Record ID: WAW-D78006
Object type: OVEN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Five fragments of fired clay oven plates or lids. The fragments 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 large possible white quartz inclusions. It is not certain whether these are from the same discs or separate ones. Together they weigh 430g 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 ove…
Created on: Thursday 16th May 2019
Last updated: Monday 20th May 2019
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Record ID: WAW-D33E19
Object type: OVEN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four fragments of fired clay oven plates or lids. The fragments 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 whether these are from the same discs or separate ones. Together they weigh 193.2g 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 pl…
Created on: Monday 5th March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th March 2018
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Record ID: SOM-D41CBF
Object type: OVEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two pieces of burnt clay of total weight 21.02 grams, possibly from an oven or a kiln or less likely burnt daub or cob of uncertain date. One piece is amorphous while one is more clearly shaped into a curved structure. Both have only a few voids from organic inclusions and no imprints as one sees on daub. Very occasional small iron stone and limestone inclusions which almost certainly reflect natural inclusons in the clay rather than temper. Sparse medium sand inclusions, again probably accidental inclusions. The pieces are relatively high fired but very worn on all faces. The shape…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 26th March 2020
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Record ID: SOM-39BB2E
Object type: OVEN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
56 pieces of burnt clay of total weight 800 grams, possibly from an oven of uncertain date. The clay is amorphous with only a few voids from organic inclusions or imprints as one sees on daub. There is no evidence of layering as one might expect in a kiln, furnace or cob. Occasional small rounded iron stone inclusions and very small chalk or limestone inclusions almost certainly reflect natural inclusons in the clay rather than temper. The pieces are all amorphous and friable with angluar fractures on all faces. Only two have small areas of surface, smoothed but poorly finished with c…
Created on: Tuesday 4th April 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 4th April 2017
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Record ID: WAW-ECAC73
Object type: OVEN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: 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 pl…
Created on: Monday 15th June 2015
Last updated: Thursday 16th May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-BA4125
Object type: OVEN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Thirteen (13) fragments of fired clay. Together they weigh 119 grams. None of the fragments can easily be identified to a form, but could range from loom weights to oven plates. They probably date to the Middle to Late Iron Age (500 BC to 100 AD). A representative sample of the fragments have been photographed.
Created on: Wednesday 18th August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 31st July 2012
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Record ID: WAW-161BD6
Object type: OVEN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a fired clay oven plate or lid. The fragment present was part of a larger sub-circular thick fired clay disc, 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 measures 69.49mm in length, 51.91mm in width and is 20.54mm thick. It weighs 72.8 grams. 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.
Created on: Tuesday 10th August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 31st July 2012
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Record ID: WAW-97D8B7
Object type: OVEN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Thirty-nine (39) fragments of fired clay. Together they weigh 490 grams. None of the fragments can easily be identified to a form, but could range from loom weights to oven plates. They probably date to the Middle to Late Iron Age (500 BC to 100 AD). A representative sample of the fragments have been photographed.
Created on: Wednesday 4th August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 31st July 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-796165
Object type: OVEN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a fired clay oven plate or lid. The fragment present was part of a larger sub-circular thick fired clay disc, 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 measures 113.90mm in length, 58.44mm in width and is 27.77mm thick. It weighs 162.8 grams. The estimated original diameter of the fired clay disk is 30cm and approximately 13% of the circumference is present. Discs like this have been found in several sites in Oxfordshire and there is currentl…
Created on: Thursday 3rd June 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 31st July 2012
Spatial data recorded.