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Journal of Roman Pottery Studies     Volume 8

Roman Pottery from Excavations at and near to the Roman Small Town of Durobrivae, Water Newton, Cambridgeshire, 1956-58

 

Compiled by J. R. Perrin

 

Excavations carried out by F. Dakin, J. P. Gillam, E. Greenfield, B. R. Hartley

and G. Webster in advance of the dualling of the A1 Trunk Road

 

Contents

Acknowledgements 

List of Figures

 

l. INTRODUCTION

 

2. EXCAVATIONS BY THE WATER NEWTON EXCAVATION COMMITTEE

Area l: The area east of the Billing Brook……………………………………10

Area 2: A Road west of the Billing Brook……………………………………18

Area 3: Kilns A, B and C at Water Newton………………………………….19

Areas 4 and 5: Excavations at Water Newton……………………………….38

 

3. EXCAVATIONS BY E. GREENFIELD

Site l: Excavations across the defences of Durobrivae…………………………46

Site 2: Excavations near to the Billing Brook………………………………..53

 

Sites 3 and 4: Excavations at Chesterton along the line of Ermine Street

 

The significant buildings and dated groups ………………57

The Wares

Lower Nene Valley grey ware …………………………….78

Lower Nene Valley colour‑coated ware ………………….90

London‑type ware ……………………………………….106

Cream ware ……………………………………………….108

Grey ware………………………………………………….112

Shell-gritted ware………………………………………….119

Other wares………………………………………………..124

Mortaria……………………………………………………129

 

Sites 5-7:       Miscellaneous excavations……………………………………136

 

Footnotes…………………………………………………………………….137

 

Bibliography…………………………………………………………139

 

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