A corpus of Roman pottery from Lincoln / / Margaret Darling [and four others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910583598603321
• Autore: Darling Margaret J
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, England : , : Oxbow Books, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-78925-656-9; 1-78297-054-1; 1-78297-056-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (409 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations (some color)
• Collana: Lincoln Archaeological Studies ; ; Number 6
• Disciplina: 936.2/53404
• Soggetti: Pottery, Roman - England - Lincoln; Romans - England - Lincoln; Lincoln (England) Antiquities, Roman; England Antiquities, Roman
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Methodology / by Margaret Darling and Barbara Precious -- The Fine Wares / by Barbara Precious, with a contribution by Valery Rigby -- The Oxidised Wares / Barbara Precious -- The Shell- and Calcite-Tempered Wares / by Barbara Precious -- The Reduced Wares / by Barbara Precious -- The Mortaria / by Barbara Precious, with Margaret Darling and Katharine Hartley -- The Amphorae / by Barbara Precious -- The Samian / by Brenda Dickinson, Joanna Bird, and Margaret Darling -- Discussion / by Margaret Darling and Barbara Precious -- Catalogue -- Appendices -- Fabric codes and abbreviations -- Form and decoration codes and abbreviations -- Quantified table of fabrics by city area and site -- Quantified table of forms by city area and site -- Mancetter-Hartshill mortaria, dated vessels -- Quantities of samian by city area, site and source -- Samian vessel forms by source, percentages per decade -- Samian stamps from Lincoln in museum collections.
• Sommario/riassunto: This is the first major analysis of the Roman pottery from excavations in Lincoln (comprising more than 150,000 sherds). The pottery is ; presented in seven major ware groups. Fine wares include a modest range of imports and are dominated by Nene Valley products.