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S21 | Broughton Post-Ex 1: Pottery Analysis (Patreon)

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2022-08-28 11:19:06
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As you'll know, the story of each site continues long after the trenches have been back-filled. Much of our understanding develops in the weeks and months of post-excavation work that follow a Time Team dig.

After our excavation at Broughton Roman Villa in Oxfordshire, Dani, Naomi and Matt visited the lab at Cotswold Archaeology to continue analysis of the finds.

In the first of a series of short videos, Dani speaks with Roman pottery expert, Paul Booth for a closer look at the assemblage from one of the trenches.

Coming up in future instalments: we hear from Naomi to discusses animal bones, while Matt tells us more about how he captures our incredible 3D photogrammetry models of small finds.

Dig Watch update

It's drawing frighteningly close to the start of our 2022 digs, and the list of preparations seems to be growing daily! We'll have lots more information to share on this very soon. For now, let's just say that September might be a busy month...

We're also considering the options for our third site, with more details and developments to follow in due course as the process unfolds.

Please watch this space for all the updates and, as always, thank you for your ongoing support!

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Broughton Villa | Post-Ex: Part 1 - Pottery Analysis

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Comments

David Thorndike

Great video, lots of intetesting detail.

Ann H

Thanks for including the maps in these chats. Speeds up processing the info.

Angelika Engl

I am so glad I rearranged my Patreon, so I could Time Teams

Andy Woodhead

Fascinating to see this post excavation work - really interesting to see how an examination of inclusions enables an expert to pin-point a location of origin so accurately. I am looking forward to a more detailed look at Naomi’s work as well. I think that was Matt working away in the background - photographing and scanning the finds - will be great to see more of this process as well. Thank you Time Team! Andy

Graham Stokes

I really enjoyed this. Thank you for preparing and showing us. Fascinating to think back to a person whose hands are burnishing, mixing materials for fabric, and shaping the vessels. Thanks for the patient clarity.

Hunt

It's really interesting to see the post excavation work that mostly couldn't feature in episodes. Some new terminology there to grasp, but a lot of extra insight into pottery. Looking forward to the next installments!

Don Cook

A very complete, and interesting look into an assemblage that doesn't fit pigeon-holed categories ... idk is a very comfortable place to be....make it Your friend.

Graham Dombkins

I love an expert enjoying her/his work. Fascinating stuff.

Eggs Ackley

Dani’s questioning was spot-on. I was relieved to hear all the black burnished ware sherds were “kosher.”👍

Andy Woodhead

Really interesting to hear about black-burnished ware and how the firing process created the black finish. I have just uploaded a model to Sketchfab which I hope helps to explain the burnishing process - Patreon supporters can view this model on Sketchfab by clicking this link https://skfb.ly/oxy7X. If the link does not work then you can visit the Sketchfab website and search for ‘Black-burnished ware pot’ - after loading the model click on the annotations for further information. Hope you find this type of model helpful. Andy

Jon Colcord

It was interesting to hear about ceramic types that should not have necessarily been found in that location. Do you suppose it could be as simple as a relative who may have been traveling with a nice dish of food for some party, and her cousin just neglected to return it? Chariot-boot sale perhaps? 😄

Patricia Amero

Many thanks Andy. It took some getting used to, annotations for further information, along with the ? to help us newbies navigate and interact are greatly appreciated. Cheers!

Andy Woodhead

Many thanks for the feedback and glad annotations worked OK.

Robert Wise

I enjoyed that quite a bit! Thank you both! Annnd, now I’m wondering if, among all the various pottery types, there were a few most favored for durability, ease of cleaning, etc.?

Paul Bivand

Just thinking about how unexpected pottery from Warwickshire would be. Broughton is very far north in Oxfordshire, and close to the Warwickshire border. In Roman times, plausibly part of Civitas Dobunnorum and the post-Roman Hwicce. Also close to the borders with the Catuvellauni to the East and Corieltauvi to the North-East.

Elaine P

Very interesting to see sets of cleaned up pottery discussed in tandem. Considering the demand for pots, it makes one wonder what annual production volumes were, how many pots were needed/used in homes, taverns, food transporation, and what were the levels of inputs? How much charcoal was consumed each year, what types of wood were needed, other ingredients such as sand, shells.... It's quite a logistics story.

Jude Edling

Thank you! It's interesting to see the finds cleaned up and organized. The attention to detail is remarkable. I look forward to Part 2 with Naomi.