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Glazebrook, J. and Ayers, B. S., eds. (2003).
The excavation of Romano-British pottery kilns at Ellingham, Postwick and Two Mile Bottom, Norfolk, 1995-7
. Dereham: Archaeology & Environment Division.
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Title:
The excavation of Romano-British pottery kilns at Ellingham, Postwick and Two Mile Bottom, Norfolk, 1995-7
Series:
East Anglian Archaeology Occasional Papers
Volume:
13
Number of Pages:
120
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Publication Type:
Monograph Chapter (in Series)
Abstract:
Reports on the excavations of a single kiln at Ellingham; three kilns at Postwick; and three kilns at a multi-period site at Two Mile Bottom. Includes summaries in French and German. Part 1: Excavations at Dairy Farm, Ellingham, 1996 (Site 11843) (1--27) describes the site of a kiln containing many mortarium fragments in both its structure and its fills. Another kiln excavated at this site in 1976 had also contained stamped mortarium `wasters' and was dated to the later second century AD, slightly earlier than the kiln described in this report;
Author:
Alice Lyons
S Bates
Editor:
Jenny Glazebrook
Brian S Ayers
Publisher:
Archaeology & Environment Division
Year of Publication:
2003
ISBN:
0 905594 39 8
Subjects / Periods:
Pottery Kilns [Swp] (BIAB)
Roman (BIAB)
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BIAB (The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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Created Date:
23 Feb 2004
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Abstract
The finds: thin-section analysis of fired clay
Katharine F Hartley
David W Williams
25 - 26
indicates that the materials used were probably of local origin, in particular from the Norwich Crag deposits
Part 2: Excavations at Heath Farm, Postwick, 1995-6 (Site 31108)
S Bates
28 - 56
site revealing a few pits and ditches, probably Bronze Age, and three pottery kilns dating from the second century AD. Pottery included grey wares and oxidized wares, the latter fabric having been used for the production of specialist wares. Some large pits nearby and a series of ditches may have been contemporaneous and linked to the kilns
The finds: thin-section analysis of fired clay
David W Williams
51 - 52
indicates a local origin for the clay and sandy/calcareous inclusions of the two broad fabric groups used for the pottery
The finds: other finds
Julia Huddle
S Bates
52
thirteen metal finds, including a lead plumb-bob, and eighty-seven pieces of struck flint, much of it probably Bronze Age
Part 3: Excavations at Two Mile Bottom, Thetford, 1995-6 (Site 5738)
S Bates
57 - 95
report of a multi-period site ranging from the later Mesolithic (discoveries from which are described in Oxbow Monograph 102/Lithic Studies Soc Occ Pap 6, Stone Age archaeology, essays in honour of John Wymer, ed N Ashton, 1998) to the Early Saxon period. Romano-British features include at least three pottery kilns as well as pits and post-holes. `Wasters' of painted white wares were found in one kiln; these were dated to the late-third and early-fourth century AD, and were not previously known to have been made in Norfolk. Numerous Early Saxon features included a series of pits and a possible sunken-featured building. Remains of this date had not previously been found in the vicinity of the site. The presence of late Roman and Early Saxon material together in some features indicates a possible continuity of occupation
Part 4: General discussion
S Bates
96
evidence of the three sites is considered in combination