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The Pottery - An Introduction

The importance of the site lies not in the struclures found, but in the closely stratified groups of pottery which were recovered from the excavations. These groups are well dated by associated Samian ware.

So far no other site in Chichester has produced dated groups of this kind. It is for this reason that a large part of this report is devoted to pottery.

The large quantity of pottery belonging to phase II will be seen from the section (Fig. 2), to come from a thick layer of occupation accumulation which must represent material laid down over a period of about 50 years. During this time the whole layer was so well

churned up by worms that any stratigraphy which might have existed, was completely destroyed. However, the high percentage of Claudian Samian indicates that the site was occupied from the beginning of the Roman period.

Of the later pottery groups (with the exception of the medieval group), all that can be said is that they come from layers of derived material and must necessarily contain earlier pottery.

The initial examination and identification of the coarse pottery from trench A was made by Miss J. G. Pilmer and dated by comparison with the groups of pottery from Chichester sites previously studied by her cf. S.A.C. XCIV and XCV.

ABBREVIATIONS

Ant.J. Antiquarian Journal

Camulodunum Camulodunum. Havvkes and Hull. Society of Antiquaries,1947.

Clausenlum   Gathercole and Cotton. Excavations at Clausentum, Southampton, 1951-54. H.M.S.0.1958.

J.R.S.   Journal of Roman Studies

O. and P.   Oswald and Pryce.An Introduction to the Study of Terra Sigillata, 1920.

Richborough    J. P. Bushe-Fox. Excavations at Richhorough (4 vols.) Society of Antiquaries, 1926-1949. S.A. C.

Sussex Archaelogical Collections.

Fig. 6 Fig. 7 Fig. 8 Fig. 9 Fig. 10

	THE COARSE WARE. By Barry Cunliffe
Phase I	Fig. 6 - Flavian
1	Jar with a short neck and everted rim. Grey ware with black burnished surface.
2	Base of a globular beaker in red ware with a cream slip.
3	Narrow mouthed jar with a short neck and out turned rim. Grey ware.
Phase II	(Fig. 6 and Fig. 7). Late 1st century.
4	Wide mouthed cavetto rimmed jar. Red ware fired brown in parts.
5	Carinated bowl with everted rim and black burnished shoulder. Grey ware.
6	Jar with a vertically flattened out turned rim. Grey ware.
7	Fragment of a grey ware vessel with a decoration of burnished lattice. S.A.C. XCIV , p; 122, No. 7.
8	Narrow bodied jar. Grey ware.
9	Jar with a short neck and slightly out turned rim. Grey ware.
10	Jar with a short neck and beaded rim. Grey ware with a black surface.
11	Cavetto rimmed jar. Grey ware.
12	Necked jar with out turned rim. Grey ware.
13	Amphora rim with flat ringed mouth piece. Buff ware. Clausentum. Fig. 21, No. 7.
14	Necked, Romanised butt beaker with cordons and burnished lines on the shoulder. Grey ware with a darker grey slip. S.A.C. XCIV , p. 122 No. 4, Camulodunum, PI. LXII, 119B .
15	Jar decorated with cordons, a boss and a burnished lattice and wavy line. Grey ware with pale grey slip.
16	Bead rimmed jar with rim internally stepped. Cordon on the shoulder. Grey ware. S.A.C., XCIV , p. 128, No. 4.
17	Bead rimmed jar. Grey ware.
18	Bead rimmed jar. Grey ware.
19	Plain walled Terra Nigra platter, Camulodunum, PI. XLIX , No. 2A, S.A.C. XCIV , p. 120, No. 1.
20	Platter with overhanging rim and inner moulding. Dark grey ware. Camulodunum, PI. L . Type 24B .
21	Plain walled platter with degenerate inner moulding. Grey ware.
22	Fragment of a beaker in grey ware with rouletted decoration. Clausentum Fig. 21, No. 3.
23	Bowl (angle uncertain) in red ware with a brown micaceous surface. Incised decoration possibly in imitation of the ovolo.
24	Carinated bowl with a flattened everted rim and a thin cordon on the shoulder. Hard grey ware. S.A.C., XCIV, PI. l(b).
25	Jar with a finely moulded rim. Grey ware with a fine black surface.
26	Beaker with everted rim and high round shoulder. Red ware with a grey surface. S.A. C., XCIV, p. 126, No. 2.
27	Small beaker with a thin everted rim. Buff ware. Clausentum Fig. 19 No. 3.
28	Beaker with an everted rim. Dark grey ware with a black burnished surface.
29	Finely moulded bowl in grey/red ware with a mica dusted surface.
30	Lid with an upward projecting rim. Buff ware. Cf. Angmering Roman Villa, S.A.C., LXXIX, p. 41, No. 26.
31	Lid with a concave upper surface thickened at the edge. Dark grey ware. Camulodunum. LXXXV , No. 13,

Fig. 6 Fig. 7 Fig. 8 Fig. 9 Fig. 10

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The Pottery - An Introduction

The importance of the site lies not in the struclures found, but in the closely stratified groups of pottery which were recovered from the excavations. These groups are well dated by associated Samian ware.

So far no other site in Chichester has produced dated groups of this kind. It is for this reason that a large part of this report is devoted to pottery.

The large quantity of pottery belonging to phase II will be seen from the section (Fig. 2), to come from a thick layer of occupation accumulation which must represent material laid down over a period of about 50 years. During this time the whole layer was so well

churned up by worms that any stratigraphy which might have existed, was completely destroyed. However, the high percentage of Claudian Samian indicates that the site was occupied from the beginning of the Roman period.

Of the later pottery groups (with the exception of the medieval group), all that can be said is that they come from layers of derived material and must necessarily contain earlier pottery.

The initial examination and identification of the coarse pottery from trench A was made by Miss J. G. Pilmer and dated by comparison with the groups of pottery from Chichester sites previously studied by her cf. S.A.C. XCIV and XCV.

ABBREVIATIONS

Sussex Archaelogical Collections.

Fig. 6 Fig. 7 Fig. 8 Fig. 9 Fig. 10

THE COARSE WARE. By Barry Cunliffe

Phase I

Fig. 6 - Flavian

1

Jar with a short neck and everted rim. Grey ware with black burnished surface.

2

Base of a globular beaker in red ware with a cream slip.

3

Narrow mouthed jar with a short neck and out turned rim. Grey ware.

Phase II

(Fig. 6 and Fig. 7). Late 1st century.

4

Wide mouthed cavetto rimmed jar. Red ware fired brown in parts.

5

Carinated bowl with everted rim and black burnished shoulder. Grey ware.

6

Jar with a vertically flattened out turned rim. Grey ware.

7

Fragment of a grey ware vessel with a decoration of burnished lattice. S.A.C. XCIV , p; 122, No. 7.

8

Narrow bodied jar. Grey ware.

9

Jar with a short neck and slightly out turned rim. Grey ware.

10

Jar with a short neck and beaded rim. Grey ware with a black surface.

11

Cavetto rimmed jar. Grey ware.

12

Necked jar with out turned rim. Grey ware.

13

Amphora rim with flat ringed mouth piece. Buff ware. Clausentum. Fig. 21, No. 7.

14

Necked, Romanised butt beaker with cordons and burnished lines on the shoulder. Grey ware with a darker grey slip. S.A.C. XCIV , p. 122 No. 4, Camulodunum, PI. LXII, 119B .

15

Jar decorated with cordons, a boss and a burnished lattice and wavy line. Grey ware with pale grey slip.

16

Bead rimmed jar with rim internally stepped. Cordon on the shoulder. Grey ware. S.A.C., XCIV , p. 128, No. 4.

17

Bead rimmed jar. Grey ware.

18

Bead rimmed jar. Grey ware.

19

Plain walled Terra Nigra platter, Camulodunum, PI. XLIX , No. 2A, S.A.C. XCIV , p. 120, No. 1.

20

Platter with overhanging rim and inner moulding. Dark grey ware. Camulodunum, PI. L . Type 24B .

21

Plain walled platter with degenerate inner moulding. Grey ware.

22

Fragment of a beaker in grey ware with rouletted decoration. Clausentum Fig. 21, No. 3.

23

Bowl (angle uncertain) in red ware with a brown micaceous surface. Incised decoration possibly in imitation of the ovolo.

24

Carinated bowl with a flattened everted rim and a thin cordon on the shoulder. Hard grey ware. S.A.C., XCIV, PI. l(b).

25

Jar with a finely moulded rim. Grey ware with a fine black surface.

26

Beaker with everted rim and high round shoulder. Red ware with a grey surface. S.A. C., XCIV, p. 126, No. 2.

27

Small beaker with a thin everted rim. Buff ware. Clausentum Fig. 19 No. 3.

28

Beaker with an everted rim. Dark grey ware with a black burnished surface.

29

Finely moulded bowl in grey/red ware with a mica dusted surface.

30

Lid with an upward projecting rim. Buff ware. Cf. Angmering Roman Villa, S.A.C., LXXIX, p. 41, No. 26.

31

Lid with a concave upper surface thickened at the edge. Dark grey ware. Camulodunum. LXXXV , No. 13,