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S21 | Dig 2: Box Flue Tile – 3D Model (Patreon)

Published:
2021-11-08 10:34:31
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2022-06-07 11:02:37
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It gets colder at this time of year here in the UK and many of us are now starting to put the central heating on. Back in Roman Britain, only the grandest buildings had that option!

One clear indication of a relatively high-status Roman building is the presence of box flue tile fragments from a hypocaust system used to heat rooms. We have a wonderful example to share from this September's dig at the Roman villa in Broughton, Oxfordshire.

As well as an incredible 3D model, we're joined by finds specialist, Rachael Seager Smith in the finds tent, who tells us more...

View the 3D model on Sketchfab here: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/roman-hypocaust-box-flu-broughton-4a511454a89d47f9b0b325bc2aa9ca2b

Note: Thank you for all your post-production questions for Director Emily. We're compiling these now and will get back to you with answers soon!

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3D Model – Box flue tile

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Comments

Steve Mikre

Thank you for this 3D look and information from Rachael Seager Smith...

Robert Wise

Beautiful 3D model! I like the lighting … it reveals so many fine details! How was this 3D model created? It would be quite helpful to include a simple line drawing of a whole box tile, with scale, drawn in the installed orientation.

Jack D Stout

"I just finished this piece. Here, go install it and be careful. In 2000 years or so, it's going to be the highlight of the day for a lot of barbarians."

Bill Gast

The obvious follow-on to the 3-D scanning of finds is to then process all of these parts in order to facilitate reconstruction of the larger vessels, tiles, etc. Rather than a researcher just happening upon a few pieces that fit together, I would imagine that existing code could look at the geometry of all of the pieces recovered from a particular dig and aid in the reconstruction much more efficiently than even a team of trained experts.

Karen Meyers

Can anyone tell me why the box tiles had those lines inscribed on the surface? Was it to give the plaster something to "grab" onto?

Bob Kingsmill

Neat. BTW: As someone who lives in an area of Canada sometimes referred to as Ontario's banana belt because our winters are milder than those not too far north of here, I always chuckle when someone from the UK talks about how cold it is in winter (if it isn't -20c with 30 cm of snow on the ground it isn't really winter).

Christopher Samuel

That's quite right, Rachel mentions that's the intention in the video.

Fern Wilcox

Hmmm, and where were the tiles made for this villa? Were tiles being made at the dig site, "near" the building area? If not, is it possible to tell where tiles are made by clay used, markings, style, etc. Are all flue tiles made with the same dimensions throughout Roman Britain or are there regional differences. How much variation is there in room size for the rooms that were being heated from one villa to another. I supposed it "depends". I remember hearing that dining areas were heated, besides those and the baths what other spaces might have been heated. I love how one relatively simple object leads to more fun questions! Thanks so much.

Edward Catalano

Would love to see the last home built with hypocaust in Britain before the fall.

Ann H

The flapping tent obscured her comments and some terms.

Roger & Joanna

I think that largely depended on the size ( And location ) of the building.

Mary Ann Morrison

...and I'm guessing that slave labor was used to stoke the fire to make the heat. I hope they were able to enjoy the warmth...daily life, it would be wonderful to hear more about it.