In 1990, archaeologists from the Kulturen museum carried out a large excavation in the town district of Gyllenkrok (Kv. Gyllenkrok 3, 4, 5) in Lund. The excavation yielded a relatively substantial High Medieval pottery assemblage, which I am using as a case study in my PhD project on ceramic change. This material comes with both restraints and possibilities. This paper will discuss some of the challenges and possibilities of using a ceramic assemblage like this in order to understand how, and ultimately why, the pottery changed in the 12th and 13th centuries, drawing on the analysis of fabrics and rim-forms, and subsequent comparison with other pottery publications.
Period
2023 May 11
Event title
Nordic Urban Archaeology: Experiences and new directions