Possible site of Roman cemetery, The Warren Golf Course (EHER 5816)

A possible Roman cemetery site evidenced by pottery found in the west face of a sand quarry.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import. Excavation, 1985 Possible Roman cemetery site evidenced by pottery found in the west face of a sand quarry. Some of the pottery, a complete jar and sherds of Roman pottery, was found by the Golf Club owner after mechanical disturbance, some has been found in trial excavation by the ECC Archaeology Section. Apparently the sherds came from pits though these could not be clearly defined as they were backfilled with sand, almost indistinguishable from that into which they had been cut. Previous disturbance was indicated as mainly bases and substantial lower parts of pots were found. The bases were tilted rather than lying horizontally and fractured edges of all the sherds showed abrasion. 68 sherds were found from a minimum of 22 vessels <1> - <6> Previous ploughing of the site, possibly in antiquity, is indicated by the survival of bases and substantial lower parts of vessels. Also the bases were tilted rather than horizontal and the fractured edges of all sherds were abraded. The sherds varied in size. All were in sand-tempered fabrics, subdivided into 7 variants after microscopic examination. 3 sherds gave indications of date. Their date ranges were early-mid 3rd century, late 2nd century, late 1st?-early 3rd century <2> - <6> Detailed list and description of pottery in SMR, also section of site and drawings of the 3 dated pottery types <3> <4> <5>