More information : ["A" SK 9962 7166] Roman Pavements found .A.D.1893 [T.I.] ["B" SK 9965 7166] ["C" SK 9970 7163] (1) A Roman occupation site discovered at Greetwell in 1884 [not 1893 as published]. Excavations have revealed several periods of occupation from the late 1st/early 2nd to late 3rd/early 4th century, the recorded mosaics and structural remains probably overlying an earlier, smaller house. Finds include ["D"]hypocaust [at SK 9959 7145] ["E"]corridor pavement,[SK 9955 7161] ["F"]water channels, centred [SK 9937 7151] An interesting find was an Anglo-Saxon biconical pot in rough hard grey ware, hand-made but well turned as if under Romano-British influence. An IA (Halstatt) boat-shaped fibula from Greetwell is in Lincoln Museum. (2-9) A large quantity of the material is in Lincoln Museum, including the IA brooch. The villa was discovered in 1884. The area is now built over. (10)
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