Archaeology reveals Roman Upper Nene pottery production, showing how material evidence can illuminate crafts people’s working lives.
Archaeology - that is, the study of humanity through its material remains - has often been seen as less able to comment upon the lives of past people than history, with its wealth of written sources. This is certainly the case for the Roman period, the study of which is furnished with a rich historical and epigraphic record. However, much of the historical evidence for life in the Roman world is of only peripheral relevance to the study of the north-western provinces, such as Britannia, with their particular cultural and social contexts. This talk will present archaeological evidence for the production of pottery in the so-called Upper Nene Valley region of central England during the first to third centuries AD. In so doing it will be argued that by studying archaeological evidence sensitively and on its own terms, important aspects of the working lives of otherwise lost craftspeople can be brought to light.
Presented by:
Dr Adam SuttonBA (Hons.), MA, PhDArchaeological Ceramics SpecialistManaging Director, Aurelius Archaeology Ltd
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