Late Roman Dorset Black-Burnished Ware (BB1) : : A Corpus of Forms and Their Distribution in Southern Britain, on the Continent and in the Channel Islands.

• Superior document: Archaeopress Roman Archaeology ; v.87
• Author: Lyne, Malcolm.
• Place / Publishing House: Oxford : : Archaeopress,, 2022.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Archaeopress Roman Archaeology
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (200 pages)

Much has been written about Roman Dorset Black-Burnished Ware (BB1) and its Late Iron Age Durotrigian origins since the industry was first recognised at the end of the 1960s. However, this has mostly focused on the forms produced and distributed during the 1st to 3rd centuries. This publication covers those of the late 3rd to early 5th century.

Table of Contents

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright page -- Contents Page -- List of Figures -- Introduction and acknowledgements -- 1. The sources of and previous research into the industry -- Figure 1: BB1 production sites -- 2: BB1 fabrics -- 3: Natural resources and their utilisation -- 3.1: Clay -- 3.2: Filler -- 3.3: Fuel -- 3.4: Water -- 4: Firing technology -- 5: A corpus of Late Roman BB1 forms -- 5.1: Class 1. Everted-rim and cavetto-rim cooking pots -- 5.2: Class 2. Necked bowls -- Figure 2: BB1 Class 1 forms -- Figure 3: BB1 Class 2 forms -- Figure 4: BB1 Classes 3 and 4 forms -- 5.3: Class 3. Neckless flanged-rim and lid-seated jars -- 5.4: Class 4. Miscellaneous jars with two handles -- 5.5: Class 5. Beakers -- 5.6: Class 6. Open bowls -- Figure 5: BB1 Class 5 forms -- Figure 6: BB1 Class 6 forms -- 5.7: Class 7. Beaded-and-flanged dishes -- 5.8: Class 8. Straight-sided dishes -- 5.9: Class 9. Straight-sided dishes with handles -- 5.10: Class 10. Flagons and Jugs -- Figure 7: BB1 Classes 7 and 8 forms -- Figure 8: BB1 Classes 9 and 10 forms -- 5.11: Class 11. Tankards -- 5.12: Class 12. Flanged-neck storage jars -- 5.13: Class 13. Everted-rim storage-jars/beehives -- 5.14: Class 14. Lids -- 5.15: Class 15. Colanders and wine-strainers -- Figure 9: BB1 Classes 11, 12 and 13 forms. -- Figure 10: BB1 Classes 14 and 15 forms -- 6: Trading patterns in the South East of Britain and on the Continent -- 6.1: Introduction -- 6.2: c. 250-300 AD. (Figure 11) -- Figure 11: Distribution of BB1 in the South-East of Britain. c. AD.250-300 -- Figure 12: Distribution of types 6.2, 6.4 and 6.5 bowls in the South-East of Britain -- Figure 13: Distribution of BB1 on the Continent and in the Channel Islands. c. AD.250-300 -- 6.3: c. 300-350/370 AD (Figure 14) -- Figure 14: Distribution of BB1 in the South-East of Britain. c. AD.300-350/370.

Figure 15: Distribution of 4th c. beaded-and-flanged bowl types in the South-East of Britain. -- Figure 16: Distribution of BB1 on the Continent and in the Channel Islands. c. AD.300-350/70 -- 6.4: c. 350/370-430+ AD (Figure 17) -- Figure 17: Distribution of BB1 in the South-East of Britain. c. AD.350/70-430+ -- Figure 18: Distribution of BB1 on the Continent and in the Channel Islands. c. AD.350/70-430+ -- Figure 19: Distribution of Class 9 oval dishes in the South-East of Britain. -- Figure 20: Distribution of Class 2 necked-bowls in Britain and on the Continent. -- 7: BB1 production and distribution mechanisms: a review of the evidence -- 7.1: Production methods -- 7.2: The organisation of the BB1 pottery industry -- 7.3: Methods of pottery transportation -- 7.4.The mechanism behind the distribution of BB1 -- 8: The end of the industry -- Appendix 1. Gazetteer of BB1 forms seen in South and South-eastern Britain -- Class 1. Cooking-pots -- Appendix 2. Gazetteer of BB1 forms seen on Continental sites -- Appendix 3. Quantified pottery assemblages from sites in South-Central and South-East Britain -- Appendix 4. Continental site excavations yielding BB1 -- Appendix 5. Breakdown of the BB1 elements in quantified pottery assemblages as per vessel form -- Appendix 6. Archaeological units, museums, amateur archaeological societies and individuals -- Bibliography -- Back cover.