Pottery in Medieval Southampton, c. 1066-1510

Description

Excavations carried out in Southampton between 1970 and 1980 produced almost 36,000, mostly well-stratified, sherds of post-Conquest pottery. This well-presented catalogue publishes and illustrates sherds recovered from nine excavations, preceded by a full discussion and catalogue of the numerous domestic and imported forms and fabrics. In addition, Duncan Brown discusses the chronology of the assemblage and the technology, production, distribution and function of the vessels. Finally, the volume examines the archaeological provenance of the finds and assesses the value of the assemblage for what it reveals about the domestic and industrial economy of medieval Southampton. List of figures vii List of plates viii List of tables ix Acknowledgements x Summary xi 1. Introduction 1 Limits 1 Aims 2 Chronological parameters 2 Methodology 3 Principles 6 2. Catalogue of fabrics and forms 7 English wares 7 French wares 21 Low Countries wares 32 Rhenish wares 34 Iberian wares 36 Italian wares 41 Miscellaneous imported wares 43 Annexe to Chapter 2 - figure captions 74 3. Quantification and chronology 88 Methodology 88 Major Wares 88 Ceramic periods 88 The Anglo-Norman period 91 The high medieval period 91 The late medieval period 93 Residuality and intrusion 93 Settlement phases 93 Summary 106 4. Technology, technique, tradition 110 Form definition 110 Technology 110 Technique 116 Tradition 125 5. Production and distribution 127 The Anglo-Norman period 127 The high medieval period 128 The late medieval period 131 Summary 134 6. Form, function, use 135 The Anglo-Norman period 136 The high medieval period 136 The late medieval period 137 Summary 139 7. Context 141 The sites 141 Feature types 150 Conclusion 151 8. Interpretation 152 Southampton 152 Domestic context 157 Economic context 159 Identity 162 Conclusions 167 9. Conclusion 169 Characterisation 169 Quantification 170 Analysis 170 Interpretation 171 Summary 171 Appendix 1. Concordance of Major Wares and Specific Fabrics 174 Appendix 2. List of all Fabric Numbers and Ware Names 175 Bibliography 181 Index by Peter Gunn