Early medieval pottery dataset of Lyminge, Kent, 2008-2015.

Description

Full dataset of early medieval pottery excavated from Lyminge, Kent, between 2008 and 2015. Collected during PhD research between January-May 2018. Dataset recording 17,388 pottery sherds, weighing 144,856g, representing a maximum estimated vessel equivalent of 15,985 pottery vessels, and associated numbered fabric descriptions. Recorded data fields include: context number and type, feature type, fabric number and ware group, ware period, import type, sherd type and form, vessel form, percent of rim represented and estimated rim diameter, sherd count, weight, decoration, surface treatment, evidence of use. Associated PDF details fabric number descriptions as recorded in dataset.

Resource Type:	Dataset
Creators:	Backhouse, Lisa T.D.
Rights-holders:	Lisa T.D. Backhouse
Data Publisher:	University of Reading
Publication Year:	2022
Data last accessed:	19 April 2024
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.17864/1947.000356
Metadata Record URL:	https://researchdata.reading.ac.uk/id/eprint/356
Organisational units:	Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Department of Archaeology
Participating Organisations:	University of Reading
Keywords:	pottery, Lyminge, Anglo-Saxon, early medieval
Rights:	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Data Availability:	OPEN
Additional details Additional details Project Name: Changing social relations and the making of an early medieval kingdom: people and pottery in Anglo-Saxon Kent, C.5th-9th A.D. Funders: Arts and Humanities Research Council Resource Language: English Collection period: From January 2018 To May 2018 Temporal coverage: From 0400 To 0850 Geographic coverage: Lyminge, Kent Data collection method: All sherds were examined using a x20 magnification binocular microscope and classified according to dominant inclusion/ feature. Depositing User: Dr Lisa Backhouse Date Deposited: 23 Feb 2022 10:11 Last Modified: 18 Apr 2024 04:19