Overview

This publication began as an AHRC-funded doctoral thesis, 'Links to Late Antiquity: Understanding Contacts on the Western Seaboard in the 5th to 7th Centuries', completed at Newcastle University in 2016. This revised version presents a broad-scale discussion of the evidence for contacts and connections in the Atlantic Seaboard region, based principally on ceramics. It extends knowledge of a category of material with a long history of scholarship in Britain and Ireland: amphorae and fineware vessels of East Mediterranean origin. The presence of this imported pottery at sites in western Britain, such as Tintagel in Cornwall, has frequently been used to suggest direct links between post-Roman Britain and the Byzantine World. This work offers an alternative position - that the wares reflect active and evolving networks of trans-shipment and exchange operating in the Atlantic Seaboard region between the fifth and seventh century. This first examination of parallel French, Spanish and Portuguese publications provides a fresh perspective on this important group of artefacts for understanding early medieval Britain.

Full Product Details

Author:   Maria Duggan
Publisher:   BAR Publishing
Imprint:   BAR Publishing
Weight:   0.941kg
ISBN:  

9781407316390

ISBN 10:   1407316397
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   29 June 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately.

Table of Contents

List of figures List of tables Abbreviated references Abstract Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Summary 1.2 Aims and objectives 1.3 The imported material: an overview 1.4 Historical background and period terminology 1.5 Outline 1.6 Methodology for data collection: Chapters 4, 5 and 6 Chapter 2. History of research 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Research on Late Antique imports to Britain and Ireland 2.2.1 Principal researchers 2.2.2 State of knowledge 2.3 Models of transmission: the character of the Insular assemblage and the search for Atlantic parallels 2.3.1 Ralegh Radford at Tintagel 2.3.2 Charles Thomas and Bernard Wailes 2.3.3 John Hayes' observations 2.3.4 Michael Fulford's model 2.3.5 Ewan Campbell's research 2.3.6 Additional considerations 2.3.7 The potential for new models 2.4 Conclusions Chapter 3. Late Antique imported pottery on the Atlantic Seaboard: developments in research 3.1 Introduction 3.1.1 Issues of classification and terminology 3.2 Amphorae 3.2.1 History of research in Britain and Ireland 3.2.2 East Mediterranean amphorae 3.2.3 British and Irish examples of imported amphorae 3.2.4 North African amphorae: unravelling the 'Bv' classification 3.2.5 Iberian amphorae 3.2.6 Amphora contents 3.3 Finewares 3.3.1 Introduction 3.3.2 African Red Slip (ARS) 3.3.3 Late Roman C (LRC) 3.3.4 Late Roman D (LRD) 3.3.5 Dérivées des Sigillées Paléochrétiennes (DSP) 3.4 E Ware 3.5 Other Materials 3.5.1 Coarsewares and unclassified ceramics 3.5.2 Glass 3.5.3 Miscellaneous materials 3.6 Summary Chapter 4. Imported pottery in Britain and Ireland: new evidence and understandings 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Tintagel: reassessing the ceramic research 4.2.1 Tintagel: history of investigations 4.2.2 The Tintagel pottery: research prior to 1990 4.2.3 The Tintagel pottery: discussion of the imports reported from the 1990-99 excavations 4.2.4 Discussion and recommendations 4.3 Early medieval imports on the South Devon coast: a case-study for future directions in research 4.3.1 Introduction 4.3.2 Bantham 4.3.3 Mothecombe 4.3.4 High Peak, Sidmouth 4.3.5 An amphora recovered from Plymouth Sound 4.3.6 South Devon case study: discussion 4.4 Additional recent British discoveries 4.4.1 Pevensey Castle 4.4.2 Rhynie 4.4.3 Druce Farm, Dorset 4.5 Conclusions and directions in research Chapter 5. Late Antique and early medieval pottery on the Atlantic Seaboard: the evidence from France 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Mediterranean imports to western France in Late Antiquity 5.2.1 Imported Mediterranean amphorae 5.2.2 Imported Mediterranean finewares 5.3 Case Study: ceramic imports to Bordeaux 5.3.1 Introduction 5.3.2 Saint-Seurin 5.3.3 Saint-Christoly 5.3.4 Place Camille-Jullian 5.3.5 Discussion 5.4 E ware: new evidence for production and distribution 5.4.1 Eff orts to identify Continental parallels 5.4.2 Continental examples of E ware 5.4.3 The 'enigma' of the origin of E ware 5.4.4 E Ware: a product of Bordeaux? 5.4.5 E ware in Spain 5.5 Conclusions Chapter 6. Ceramic imports to Atlantic Spain and Portugal in Late Antiquity 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Parallels for the British imports 6.2.1 Imported Mediterranean finewares in the Atlantic 6.2.2 East Mediterranean finewares (LRC and LRD) 6.2.3 African Red Slip Ware (ARS) 6.2.4 Imported Mediterranean amphorae 6.3 Regional case studies: sites with imported Mediterranean pottery in Atlantic Spain and Portugal 6.3.1 Southern and central Portugal 6.3.2 Northern Portugal and north-west Spain (Gallaecia - Galicia) 6.3.3 Northern Spain 6.4 Conclusions Chapter 7. Discussion and conclusions: Britain in the Late Antique Atlantic 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Discussion: new models of contact and connection 7.2.1 Late Roman connections in the Atlantic 7.2.2 An Atlantic Network: new understandings of importation and connection in the late-fifth and sixth century 7.2.3 Vigo: an 'Atlantic emporium' 7.2.4 The transformation and end of the Atlantic network 7.2.5 New models of Atlantic exchange 7.3 Future research and recommendations 7.4 Conclusions Bibliography Appendices Appendix A: Concordance of ceramic terminology Appendix B: Location maps (individually scaled) Appendix C: ARS Chronology Appendix D: Mothecombe ceramic data Appendix E: High Peak ceramic data Appendix F: Cawsand amphora Appendix G: Quantities of amphorae from sites in South Devon, Tintagel and selected sites in south-west Britain Appendix H: Ceramic distribution maps Appendix I: Schematic/speculative maps of supply and exchange Appendix J: E ware minimum vessel totals after Campbell 2011 and Doyle 2009 Appendix K: Atlantic sites with Mediterranean imports and DSPA (E ware totals shown from these sites) and Continental sites with E ware

Reviews

'Presenting a page-turning synthesis and useful ceramic data . this is an essential volume that transforms our understanding of post-Roman continental trade with western Britain.' Edward Biddulph, Current Archaeology 345, November 2018 'It is, above all, the analysis of the evidence from the Atlantic seaboard, from France, Portugal and Spain, which makes this work an essential point of reference for its field of research. Future researchers cannot afford to ignore this work.' Prof. Michael Fulford, University of Reading 'This is the first major study of Mediterranean material culture in early medieval Britain since Campbell's 2007 study, and is unique in that it situates British finds within a wider Atlantic coast context. Doing so allows the author to present an original thesis which challenges the received wisdom in this area and presents an alternative model of coastal trade in the period.' Dr Ben Jervis, Cardiff University

'It is, above all, the analysis of the evidence from the Atlantic seaboard, from France, Portugal and Spain, which makes this work an essential point of reference for its field of research. Future researchers cannot afford to ignore this work.' Prof. Michael Fulford, University of Reading 'This is the first major study of Mediterranean material culture in early medieval Britain since Campbell's 2007 study, and is unique in that it situates British finds within a wider Atlantic coast context. Doing so allows the author to present an original thesis which challenges the received wisdom in this area and presents an alternative model of coastal trade in the period.' Dr Ben Jervis, Cardiff University

{\rtf1\fbidis\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang2057{\fonttbl{\f0\fswiss\fprq2\fcharset0 Calibri;}} {\colortbl ;\red192\green0\blue0;} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\ltrpar\f0\fs22\lquote\'85arguably the most detailed, informed and indispensable account of this material to date\'85this monograph is certain to become a staple for future research into many key themes, like trade and exchange, connections with the wider late antique world, elite culture and vectors of religious and social change\'85this volume details the evidence in a clear, authoritative and engaging style, and forms a landmark in the study of imported ceramics in the archaeology of early medieval Britain and Ireland, with far-reaching implications for multiple questions that have been of long-standing interest to medievalists, both within and outside archaeology.\rquote Patrick Gleeson, Medieval Archaeology, Volume 63.2, 2019\par \par \lquote La obra de Duggan se incorpora al listado de trabajos de obligada consulta para acercarse a la realidad econ\'f3mica y comercial de este per\'edodo, cubriendo as\'ed un vac\'edo existente en la bibliogra\-f\'eda anglosajona desde la publicaci\'f3n de Campbell en 2007.\rquote Translation: \lquote Duggan's work is essential reading to approach the economic and commercial reality of this period, thus covering a void in the Anglo-Saxon literature since the publication of Campbell in 2007.\rquote Adolfo Fern\'e1ndez Fern\'e1ndez, Zephyrvs Revista De Prehistoria y Arqueolog\'eda, LXXXIII, enero-junio 2019\par \par \lquote This major study is the first in decades to reevaluate the ceramic evidence for links between the eastern Mediterranean and sites in western Britain between the fifth to seventh centuries AD\'85a volume,\'85that transforms our understanding of post-Roman continental trade with western Britain.\rquote Imogen Morris, Cornish Archaeology, Volume 57, 2018\par \lang1033\par \lquote Presenting a page-turning synthesis and useful ceramic data \'85 this is an essential volume that transforms our understanding of post-Roman continental trade with western Britain.\rquote Edward Biddulph, Current Archaeology 345, November 2018\par \lang2057\par \lquote It is, above all, the analysis of the evidence from the Atlantic seaboard, from France, Portugal and Spain, which makes this work an essential point of reference for its field of research. Future researchers cannot afford to ignore this work.\rquote Prof. Michael Fulford, University of Reading\cf1\par \par \cf0\lquote This is the first major study of Mediterranean material culture in early medieval Britain since Campbell\rquote s 2007 study, and is unique in that it situates British finds within a wider Atlantic coast context. Doing so allows the author to present an original thesis which challenges the received wisdom in this area and presents an alternative model of coastal trade in the period.\rquote Dr Ben Jervis, Cardiff University\par }

Author Information

Maria Duggan obtained her PhD in Archaeology in 2016 at the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Newcastle University. Since then she has taken up a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship at Newcastle, with a project entitled 'Tintagel: Trans-European Connections in the Post-Roman World'. Focusing on this important site in Cornwall, this new project will extend research on the imported pottery found in Britain and advance understandings of connections between the Mediterranean and Atlantic during the 5th to 7th centuries.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Countries Available

All regions