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variant M22.16 (Young 1977, 76) a form that 

 dominates the 4th century mortaria production 

 (ibid. 68). 



Black-burnished Ware (DOR BBI) 

 The Black Burnished wares represent 16.58% by 

 weight of the pottery total from the midden deposit. 

 This compares with 21% from all of the other 

 contexts. The forms represented are all quite 

 comfortable in a late Roman context and include 

 (using the GreyhoundYard, Dorchester type series) : 

 type 3, developed everted rim jars (68%), type 9, 

 handled jars with beaded rims (2%), type 20, 

 straight-sided and plain-rim dishes (8%), type 22, 

 flat-rimmed bowls/dishes (2%), type 25, dropped- 

 flange bowls/dishes (18%) and type 28, indented 

 beakers (2%). Of these forms, the type 3 everted 

 rim jars, type 20 and type 25 bowls/dishes dominate. 

 In Dorchester, several of the above forms, types 3, 

 9, 25 and 28 are current into the early 5th century 

 (Woodward et al. 1993 229-83; Andrews, 

 forthcoming) . 



further significant chronological indicator. There 

 appears to be a general trend in which this 

 distinctive fabric type (along with the Overwey/ 

 Tilford products - see below) occurs further from 

 the point of manufacture towards the very end of 

 the Romano-British period. This point is discussed 

 further in the general discussion on supply and 

 marketing patterns. 



Overwey/Tilford Wares. (OVH WH) 

 Like the shell-tempered wares, these products are 

 present in small quantities (7 sherds weighing 360g 

 and representing four vessels). The forms 

 represented are also late chronological indicators 

 and include the classic late Roman hooked-rim jars 

 of Lyne and Jeffries (1979) type 3C.1 1, production 

 of which is estimated to have continued into the 

 early 5th century (ibid. fig. 29). The fabric is 

 equivalent to Portchester 'D' ware a fabric that first 

 appears at Portchester after c. AD325 and only 

 increases in frequency after c. AD345 (Fulford 

 1975b). 



South Midland Shell-tempered Wares (HAR SH) 

 Although only two vessels of this ware are present 

 (13 sherds, 475g), its presence is deemed to be a 



Alice Holt Reduced Ware (AH RE) 



In common with the above two fabrics, (HAR SH 



and OVH WH) confirmed products of the Alice 



Table 6: Midden deposits (includ 



ng pit F4225). 











Fabric 



Weight 



Weight 



No. of 



% by 



Types/ Forms 



eve 



eve % 



Comments/ references. 





(gm) 



% 



sherds 



no. of sherds 









Samian 



282 



1.12 



19 



1.14 



Drag. 30; 18/31; 



N/A 



N/A 



Residual 



(CG & EG) 











31;37;38;Lud.Tg. 









OXF RS, PH 



7348 



29.30 



441 



22.86 



C8, 20, 22-3,45, 50-52, 75, 

 78-9, 81, 83-85, 97, 100. P24-5 



59.6 



40.7 



For forms, Young 1977. 



NFO CC, RS 



868 



3.46 



53 



2.74 



11/12,27, 30,41. 



15.3 



10.5 



For forms, Fulford 1975. 



Total fine wares 8498 



33.88 



513 



26.74 





74.9 



51.2 





OXFWH 



589 



2.34 



20 



1.03 



M22, 22.16 



3.8 



2.65 



For forms, Young 1977. 



DOR BBI 



4158 



16.58 



276 



14.19 



2, 3, 9, 20, 22, 25, 28. 

 (GreyhoundYard series). 



21.7 



14.85 



For forms, Woodward 

 etal 1993. 



GS 1 &2 



5732 



23.00 



690 



35.79 



3, 20, 25 



28.9 



19.75 





OXID SI 



2970 



11.87 



323 



16.74 



3, 20, 25 



5.8 



4.05 





OXIDS2 



656 



2.61 



56 



2.90 



3, 25 



2.4 



1.64 





HARSH 



475 



1.89 



13 



0.67 



3 



1.8 



1.23 



For basic forms, 

 Tyers 1996, 193. 



SAVGT 



1040 



4.14 



9 



0.46 



Large storage jar 



0.6 



0.19 



? Residual 



AH RE 



381 



1.51 



20 



1.03 



3B, 5B. 



2.4 



1.64 



For basic forms, 

 Lyne & Jeffries, 1979. 



OVWWH 



360 



1.43 



7 



0.35 



3C. 



3.8 



2.61 



For basic forms, 



(alias 'Portchester D'). 















Lyne & Jeffries, 1979. 



AMPH 



190 



0.75 



2 



0.10 



Class 27 



0.3 



0.19 



Peacock & Williams 

 1986, 142-3. 



Total coarse 



16551 



66.12 



1416 



73.26 





71.5 



48.8 





wares 



















GRAND 



25049 



100 



1929 



100 





146.4 



100 





TOTAL 



















