Excavations carried out in Southampton between 1970 and 1980 produced almost 36,000, mostly well-stratified, sherds of post-Conquest pottery. This well-presented catalogue publishes and illustrates sherds recovered from nine excavations, preceded by a full discussion and catalogue of the numerous domestic and imported forms and fabrics. In addition, Duncan Brown discusses the chronology of the assemblage and the technology, production, distribution and function of the vessels. Finally, the volume examines the archaeological provenance of the finds and assesses the value of the assemblage for what it reveals about the domestic and industrial economy of medieval Southampton.
Author(s): Duncan H. Brown
Series: Council for British Archaeology. CBA Research Reports, 133. Southampton Archaeology Monographs, 8
Publisher: Council for British Archaeology
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 210
City: York
List of figures vii
List of plates viii
List of tables ix
Acknowledgements x
Summary xi
1. Introduction 1
Limits 1
Aims 2
Chronological parameters 2
Methodology 3
Principles 6
2. Catalogue of fabrics and forms 7
English wares 7
French wares 21
Low Countries wares 32
Rhenish wares 34
Iberian wares 36
Italian wares 41
Miscellaneous imported wares 43
Annexe to Chapter 2 - figure captions 74
3. Quantification and chronology 88
Methodology 88
Major Wares 88
Ceramic periods 88
The Anglo-Norman period 91
The high medieval period 91
The late medieval period 93
Residuality and intrusion 93
Settlement phases 93
Summary 106
4. Technology, technique, tradition 110
Form definition 110
Technology 110
Technique 116
Tradition 125
5. Production and distribution 127
The Anglo-Norman period 127
The high medieval period 128
The late medieval period 131
Summary 134
6. Form, function, use 135
The Anglo-Norman period 136
The high medieval period 136
The late medieval period 137
Summary 139
7. Context 141
The sites 141
Feature types 150
Conclusion 151
8. Interpretation 152
Southampton 152
Domestic context 157
Economic context 159
Identity 162
Conclusions 167
9. Conclusion 169
Characterisation 169
Quantification 170
Analysis 170
Interpretation 171
Summary 171
Appendix 1. Concordance of Major Wares and Specific Fabrics 174
Appendix 2. List of all Fabric Numbers and Ware Names 175
Bibliography 181
Index by Peter Gunn
