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In 2017, as part of excavations for the Southern Strategic Water Main, Wessex Archaeology discovered a Romano-British pottery kiln…

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In addition to the kiln itself, the excavation unearthed over 400kg of pottery ‘wasters’.

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Within this assemblage were many fragmentary pots, some of which could be reconstructed by our experts. About half this jar survived…

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…allowing us to see the whole shape of the jar in profile!

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The second vessel is almost complete…

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...and is an excellent example of a kiln error or ‘waster’, as you can see by its distorted shape.

This careful reconstruction by our experts allows us to appreciate the complexity of making pottery in the past!

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Find out more about this fascinating site here:
https://www.wessexarch.co.uk/our-work/southern-strategic-support-main

To explore the Romano-British pottery kiln in 3D, visit our model on SketchFab: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/romano-british-kiln-phase-1-5bde8c533db342cdb27c69733a201f05

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