Pottery and emporia : imported pottery in Middle Saxon England with particular reference to Ipswich
This thesis looks at the problems of trade and exchange in the Middle Saxon period (AD 650- 850), using, as a case study, the imported pottery excavated in Ipswich over the past 20 years. Richard Hodges' study of the imported pottery from Hamwic was taken as the starting point, although his work deals almost exclusively with pottery from France. Much more of the Ipswich material originated in the Rhineland, and it is postulated that these two emporia were operating under different trade diasporas. The context of the trade in pottery and other imported goods is discussed with reference to anthropological research into long distance trade and exchange. The social position of the traders and who they were is discussed. Part II deals with the trading settlements themselves. The roles of the four major English emporia of Ipswich, Hamwic, London and York are examined, and their chronology, archaeological evidence and imported ceramics are considered. The relationship between the English emporia and their continental counterparts is discussed, and four of the major continental emporia are described. Part III describes the methodology used for analysing the ceramics, and gives detailed descriptions of the main types
Coutts, Catherine M.
Saxon trade
Pottery and emporia : imported pottery in Middle Saxon England with particular reference to Ipswich. This thesis looks at the problems of trade and exchange in the Middle Saxon period (AD 650- 850), using, as a case study, the imported pottery excavated in Ipswich over the past 20 years. Richard Hodges' study of the imported pottery from Hamwic was taken as the starting point, although his work deals almost exclusively with pottery from France. Much more of the Ipswich material originated in the Rhineland, and it is postulated that these two emporia were operating under different trade diasporas. The context of the trade in pottery and other imported goods is discussed with reference to anthropological research into long distance trade and exchange. The social position of the traders and who they were is discussed. Part II deals with the trading settlements themselves. The roles of the four major English emporia of Ipswich, Hamwic, London and York are examined, and their chronology, archaeological evidence and imported ceramics are considered. The relationship between the English emporia and their continental counterparts is discussed, and four of the major continental emporia are described. Part III describes the methodology used for analysing the ceramics, and gives detailed descriptions of the main types
pottery import pottery middle saxon_england particular_reference look problem trade_exchange middle_saxon period_ad use case_study import pottery excavate study import pottery take_start_point although work deal almost_exclusively pottery france much material originate rhineland postulate emporium operate different trade diaspora context trade pottery import good discuss_reference anthropological long_distance trade_exchange social_position trader discuss part_deal trading settlement themselves role four_major english london york examine chronology archaeological_evidence import ceramic consider relationship english continental counterpart discuss four_major continental describe part_iii describe use analyse ceramic give_detailed description main_type