Find Spot record MDO8178 - Post-medieval pottery from 6 Roper's Lane, Wareham

Prior to the building of a house extension trenches to a depth of 1.8m were hand dug. No features were noted, but some large fragments of pottery were recovered.

Roman, medieval, and post medieval pottery were found in trenches dug before the building of a house extension, no features were observed. The pottery included 3 Black Burnished ware sherds and a piece of Roman grey ware. There were also 6 sherds from handmade cooking pots dated to the 11th and 12th centuries, comparable with similar material recorded from Wareham to Corfe Castle. (1)

Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1994, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1993, 162 (Serial). SDO93.

<1> Ladle L, Wareham Lady St Mary, 6 Roper's Lane, p162 (Article in serial). SWX8739.

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