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Description: | Collection of Roman ceramic wares collected from one discrete area.The assemblage is essentially early Roman in date with almost all (except for 2-3 items - see *) being mid to late first century AD (c.50-100 AD).Inventory:4 x sherds of "Abingdon Type" fine white/oxidised wares inc. 1 butt beaker rim, 2 butt beaker bases & 1 rouletted body sherd.81 sherds of reduced wares (all shades of grey in colouration) which include:- Coarse & fine sand tempered (early) fabrics with at least one butt beaker rim & a butt beaker/girth beaker body sherd with cordon & oblique incised line decoration (quite rough in a locally produced sandy fabric of type R19), 7 other jar or beaker rim fragments.- Miscellaneous grog-tempered (Type E80 & R90) sherds, including 1 large storage jar rim.- A very few (?3-4) sherds in fine reduced fabrics (cf. R11) suggest a date range of c.70-150 AD - these include a single rim from a simple dish of Drag 18/31.* In addition to these early wares the following were also found:1 x Roman tile fragment of tegula type with 'signature' finger markings - Not closely datable, c.50-400 AD.1 x Oxfordshire whie mortarium ware rim (type M22) - dated c.240-400 AD.1 x Oxfordshire colour-coated ware rim sherd from a ?beaker - dated c.240-400.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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