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ROMAN AMPHORAE RECOVERED FROM THE WOOTTON QUARR SURVEY, FISHBOURNE BAY, ISLE OF WIGHT
D F Williams PhD FSA
Number of pages - 14

Identification was made of a group of amphorae sherds recovered during the Wootton Quarr Survey. These included amphora from Italy, Spain, France and possibly Palestine. Of particular interest amongst the Italian material were sherds from the late Republican amphora Dressel 1, suggesting that this area of The Solent was involved in maritime trade during the late Iron Age.

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A THIN SECTION EXAMINATION OF MIDDLE SAXON IPSWICH WARE POTTERY
D F Williams PhD FSA
Number of pages - 19

A programme of thin section analysis was undertaken on a large group of middle Saxon Ipswich ware pottery from Ipswich and several other sites. The majority of sherds fell into three broad fabric groupings, two of which included "waster" material from known Ipswich kilns. Additionally, it is also clear that "Ipswich Ware" contains a fairly wide range of dark grey sandy fabrics that may, or may not, have been made in Ipswich.

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A PETROLOGICAL NOTE ON THE CRUCIBLE FABRICS FROM MEDIEVAL AND POST-MEDIEVAL GLASSMAKING FURNACES AT WOLSELEY, STAFFS AND OTHER SITES
D F Williams PhD FSA
Number of pages - 13

A petrological examination was made of a number of ceramic crucibles used at two separate glassworking furnaces at Little Birches during the Medieval and post- Medieval periods. Also submitted were furnace linings and samples of local stone, as well as comparative samples of crucibles from other glassworking sites of the same period. The main objective of the analysis was to see if the same fabric had been used for the crucibles from both furnaces, additionally if an estimation of the firing temperature could be made. Thin sectioning suggests that the same clay had been used for the majority of crucible samples from both kilns, quite possibly a local fireclay from Cannock Chase. Similarities were also noted between the fabric of the crucibles from Little Birches and those from nearby Bagot's Park and Cattail Pool. The formation of glass and mullite crystals in most of the crucibles from Little Birches suggests that a minimum temperature of 1100- 1200C degrees was reached in the furnace.

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A PETROLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF TWO EARLY IRON AGE CARINATED FURROWED BOWLS FROM OLD OSWESTRY HILLFORT, SHROPSHIRE
D F Williams PhD FSA
Number of pages - 3

Thin section analysis of two Early Iron Age carinated and furrowed bowls from Old Oswestry Hillfort shows that they have a distinctive fabric suggesting importation from the Wessex region. If this is the case, then it represents early trade in fine wares over a considerable distance.

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A NOTE ON THE PETROLOGY OF ROMAN POTTERY FROM THE DANE JOHN KILN, CANTERBURY, KENT
D F Williams PhD FSA
Number of pages - 7

Thin section analysis of a range of material from the Antonine period at Dane John Kiln, Canterbury, strongly suggests that copies of the multiple- grooved and flat-based Normandy amphora [Gauloise 12] were being made there. This new information increases our limited knowledge of amphora production in Roman Britain.