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which should come to be regarded as a ‘classic’ report of
its kind, from one of Britain’s smaller regional units. While some would
argue that such a report should not have been separated from the
publication(s) of the sites from which the pottery is derived, it must also
be said that the quality and depth of the pottery research in this volume
would undoubtedly have been more difficult to appreciate had it been
submerged in a series of other reports, and it is difficult to see how the
more regionally-oriented study of fabrics and forms which appears here could
justifiably have been added piecemeal to a series of site reports. |
699 Miller, T E & M, ‘Edmundsoles, Haslingfield’, in ‘The
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Western Bypass: Three sites near Cambridge’, Proc
Cambridgeshire Archaeol Soc. Vol. 71, 1981, (1-72), 41-72. flw,exc,slr,wbf/rrs/2nd-4th blg/buf/esh/gry/hrm?/hog/ira/lcl/lcg/nvc/nvm/obb/tsg/shg Samian ware listed by number/form and phase in ‘Table’ 4. Table 3 gives percentages (by sherd count) of the main fabrics by phase. The pottery catalogue (Appendix 6) is restricted to illustrated sherds, (69 in all), including Iron Age pieces . There is no attempt to suggest sources, even for Lower Nene Valley colour-coated ware, and there is no discussion of the pottery. Some grey wares are of interest as they have burnished geometrical designs on the external base. Much of the grey ware is probably from Horningsea. The material is derived from miscellaneous structures and features excavated in advance of road construction. Location: with the authors, c/o Plant Breeding Institute, Trumpington, Cambs. 700 Pullinger, J, ‘The Pottery’, in ‘Resone Excavation at Cow Lane, Godmanchester, Cambs, During 1984’, Proc Cambridgeshire Archaeol Soc, Vol 73, 1984, (7-13), 13. col,exc,slr/frm,rrs/Iron Age & mid 2nd-late 3rd amp/bbl/blk/cts/ira/lcg/nvc/rhn/tsg/shg A brief summary of the pottery recovered from a small part of a large site lost to gravel extraction with no proper provision for excavations. The site is adjacent to a villa site excavated by Frend in 1966-69. Location: Norris Museum, St Ives 701 Pullinger, J & White, P J, Romano-British sites at Hinton Fields, Teversham, 1978-1986, 1991, 104. flw,exc,sfr/vil,rrs~klnf2nd-5th cts/clm/ets/fcp/ham/hog/lcl/lox/mhm/mdm/nvc/nfm/oxm/orc/ tsg/shg The results of field walking and excavation by local amateur groups of a villa site a few miles east of Cambridge. Two areas are denoted, Site A and Site B. Site A may have been an industrial adjunct to the villa, Site B. A probable pottery kiln was found on Site A. The pottery is presented by site, and by feature within each site. 65 sherds are illustrated for Site A, 25 from a foundation trench. 268 are illustrated for Site B, 65 from two phases of a foundation trench, 29 from another foundation trench, and a further 100 from a third foundation trench. There are also 35 sherds from fieldwalking and 5 face-pot fragments. Other pottery appears as small-finds, but is not cross-referenced. There are two pie-charts for each site showing the proportion of coarse wares, and the percentages of wares other than ‘coarse’. It is not stated what method of quantification was used for these. The fabric descriptions cite colour and size/quantity of inclusions using a very simple system. Some attempt is made to source the pottery, though this is mainly confined to well-known wares such as Lower Nene Valley and Hadham. Much of the pottery is thought to have derived from the nearby Horningsea kilns, and these vessels constitute one of the more important aspects of the report. Otherwise there is a good range of 3rd-4th century pottery, mainly Lower Nene Valley, Oxford (including the Harston Obelisk potter?) and Hadham. On the debit side the site, pottery and finds drawings throughout are poor, while the layout and terminology are occasionally a little quirky. Credit has to be given, however, for the effort and expense required to privately produce such a volume in one’s own time. It should also not be forgotten that, but for the efforts |
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