NATIONAL
RESEARCH FRAMEWORK
Collated and Edited by Steven
Willis - October
1997; selectively revised 2002
NATIONAL RESEARCH FRAMEWORK
DOCUMENT
Roman pottery studies provide a major source of
information for the Roman period in Britain representing a key asset for
advancing knowledge and addressing specific questions. The Study Group for
Roman Pottery regards it as essential that work within this field is well
focused upon agreed short and long term objectives which are achievable.
NORTH OF BRITAIN
This research design covers northern England north of the Humber-Mersey line,
the Cheshire Plain and north Wales, together with Scotland
WESTERN BRITAIN
This research design covers the western side of
Britain, approximately south of a line from Aberdovey to Crewe. Specifically
it covers the West Midlands region, the Welsh borders, the South-West of
England and most of Wales.
THE EAST MIDLANDS & EAST
ANGLIA
This research design covers the civitates of the Catuvellauni,
Corieltauvi, Iceni and Trinovantes which roughly corresponds to the East
Midlands and East Anglia.
SOUTHERN ENGLAND
The present area of the Southern England Regional Group
incorporates London and its hinterland (some of south Essex, Middlesex etc.),
Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, south Berkshire and
east Wiltshire.
