Pottery assemblage data from Roman Britain

Part of the Social Reactors Project datasets project

Creator(s): Scott Ortman

Year: 2023

Summary

Data analyzed in: Ortman, Scott, Olivia Bulik, Rob Wiseman, José Lobo, Luis Bettencourt and Lisa Lodwick (2023) Transport Costs and Economic Change in Roman Britain. European Journal of Archaeology:1-24

AND

Wiseman, Rob, Olivia Bulik, José Lobo, Lisa Lodwick and Scott G. Ortman (2023) The Impact of Transportation on Pottery Industries in Roman Britain. Open Archaeology 9(1).

Cite this Record

Pottery assemblage data from Roman Britain. Scott Ortman. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. 2023 ( tDAR id: 490426) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8490426

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Data Set Structure

Measurement Column
Count Column
Coded Column
Filename Column
Integration Column (has Ontology)

Table Information: dat_long

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
Chronology This column is used to select fabrics (types) that are input to the chronological apportionment routine.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Context none none true
EndType End date for the associated pottery fabric.
BIGINT  Measurement (year) Provenience and Context : Date none none true
BegType Begin date for the associated pottery fabric.
BIGINT  Measurement (year) Provenience and Context : Date none none true
EndAge End date for the site assemblage.
BIGINT  Measurement (year) Provenience and Context : Date none none true
BegAge Begin date for the site assemblage.
BIGINT  Measurement (year) Provenience and Context : Date none none true
Quantity The column label is a requirement for the analysis routine, but it reflects the weight or estimated weight of the given fabric in a given site assemblage.
DOUBLE  Measurement (gram) Ceramic : Weight none none true
Distance Distance from the site to the production location of the corresponding fabric.
DOUBLE  Measurement (meter) Provenience and Context : Horizontal Location none none true
Type Pottery fabric.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Type none none true
Site Site name, derived from the Rural Roman Settlement site records.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Context none none true

Keywords

Culture
Roman Empire

Material
Ceramic

Site Name
Cirencester • Silchester • Verulamium

Site Type
Church / Religious Structure • Communal / Public Structure • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • Governmental Structure • Non-Domestic Structures • Palace • Plaza • Pyramid • Settlements • Temple

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis • Site Evaluation / Testing

General
Excavation Results

Geographic Keywords
Andean Cordillera • Mediterranean • Mesoamerica • Native North America • United Kingdom • Western Europe

Temporal Keywords
Roman Britain

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 50 to 400 (Roman Period)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -6.1; min lat: 49.736 ; max long: 1.74; max lat: 56.136 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Scott Ortman

Notes

General Note: The dataset was created by extending and revising the Rural Roman Settlement database, available from the Archaeology Data Service.

Related Comparative Collections

The Rural Settlement of Roman Britain: An Online Resource. Archaeology Data Service.

File Information

  Name Size Creation Date Date Uploaded Access
dat_long.csv 583.50kb Feb 7, 2023 Nov 14, 2023 3:46:50 PM Public
Raw pottery assemblage information by site, fabric, distance, and amount.
  • Translated version dat_long_translated.xlsx (419.62kb)
    Data column(s) in this dataset have been associated with coding sheet(s) and translated: