SORVIODUNUM - A REVIEW OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE 



opposite side (SE) of the road just beyond the agger 

 side ditch. It would appear that lack of time 

 precluded any further investigation and the whole 

 site was backfilled. 3 At the time the excavator was 

 of the opinion that the building was a mansio for 

 travellers. 4 Given the apparent large urban nature 

 of the site it is more than likely that it is a typical 

 strip building (Burnham 1987, 176) housing either 

 a shop, workshop, or light industrial activity. The 

 second building, located on the other side of the 

 road and also right up against it, may well be of a 

 similar type in view of its close proximity. 



In 1 999 in advance of new housing construction 

 in the Stratford Road, on land between Roselea and 

 Avonview (SU 135319 CP), an archaeological 

 evaluation was carried out followed by full 

 excavation (McMahon and Hawkes 1999; 2000; 

 WANHM 2001, 251). Two phases of Roman- 

 British activity were identified on the site which lies 

 some 25m west of the Roman road 4c. The earlier 

 phase comprised two pits, two postholes and a soil 

 spread producing finds including lst-2nd century 

 pottery. Some 7% of the 341 sherds found were 

 samian, the majority of Cental Gaulish origin, and 





- of Roman 



- occupation 



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an pottery 



• Finds of Roman coins 



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Fig. 1. Map showing extent of Roman period finds and road system (Ordnance Survey base, Crown Copyright) 



