An archaeological miscellany:

Volume of papers in honour of Kay Hartley, including

personal recollections of working with Kay Hartley

paper drawing on the documentation and excavation records relating to a group of late Roman pottery kilns first discovered in 1953 and excavated in stages between then and 1962. Five of the kilns are described, along with the products revealed by the excavations, and the material, the date of the kilns, links with other potteries and markets for the products, and the historical context, are discussed

the paper considers the evidence relating to gridirons and their use in Roman Britain

paper concerned with pottery (including production waste) from an evaluation in 1991, followed by excavation in 1994, to the east of the defended area of Brough-on-Humber

the paper discusses the tables of standard proportions for Roman pottery produced by Thomas May in the first decade of the twentieth century, and examines the data and the theories underlying them in relation to `castor' beakers (Nene Valley colour-coated ware); includes a foreword by Vivien G Swan

the paper discusses samian ware purchased by General Pitt Rivers, but not material from his excavations

the paper re-examines the bird-pot found during excavation of the King Harry Lane Cemetery, St Albans, in 1968, and discusses its manufacture, the context in which it was found, the type of bird depicted and possible reasons for that choice

the paper discusses the evidence gleaned from aerial survey for the distribution pattern and strategic role of small Roman military camps

the paper summarises the evidence for the early years of the Roman pottery industry in Leicester, and its relocation to the countryside around the city.

the paper reports on a small collection of samian recovered in 1983 from River Field, close to the site of the main excavations at Piercebridge, County Durham

the paper discusses evidence relating to one of two potters named Paternus who manufactured decorated samian ware at Lezoux, France; in particular the author focuses on a sherd bearing part of a potter's stamp found at Whitchurch, Shropshire, and other fragments from elsewhere in Roman Britain which may be by the same potter

the paper describes a small group of tazze and paterae recovered from a Roman cemetery at the Towcester Mill and Trading and Malthouse Court site, Towcester, and discusses British and continental parallels, as well as a possible fragment from an imported shrine or lararium, found during the 1930s adjacent to Watling Street