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Day 11 #Archaeology31 #Point The question I'm always asked about Roman Amphorae "Why are the pointed?" "It means you have to have a stand!" No it doesn't, start in a corner, you can stack hundreds. "I makes them impossible to throw" No, because they're finished upside down 1/3 Graham Taylor of Potted History standing with two very largeA large group of replica Roman Amphorae standing outside PotGraham Taylor of Potted History, finishing a replica amphora
"Yes, but why have a POINT? because they're designed to go in an ancient ship, no flat surfaces so the pegs, between the timbers, hold them in place. (photo Ad Meskens). In addition if they had a flat bottom it would take 2 people to pour them, the #point allows 1 to do it 2/3 Roman Amphorae stacked into the replica of a ship's hull. PhGraham Taylor of Potted History, carrying a replica Garum Am
In a Roman or Greek updraft kiln the flames come from below, the bottoms of the pots heat first, and expand. In large flat bottomed pots this can cause stress cracking, the point of the amphora allows flames to pass, heating the pots more evenly. 3/3 Cutaway diagram of the interior of a Roman Pottery Kiln, sho
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#Archaeology31: Creativity
Today I'm going to tell you a digital story from Suffolk. Let’s visit another Castle in the Waveney Valley, in the village of Mettingham, just outside the town of Bungay. It’s a Grade II listed building & is in private hands
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-li…
This begins during the reign of Edward III. The manor at Mettingham on the Suffolk side of the Waveney were owned by one Sir John of Norwich, a former Admiral of the Fleet & veteran of the Hundred Years War, amongst others. His father had been one of the richest men in Suffolk...
He was related to the Earls of Norfolk, the Bigod family, who built Bungay Castle. His distinguished career led the King to endow him with the right to hold fairs, markets & most importantly, permission to crenellate three of his three manor houses – Mettingham got it’s makeover Image of Mettingham Castle from the air, taken by John Field
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Thanks to @kimbiddulph it’s #Archaeology31 time again! - Starting with prompt number one: #new.

Which in this case is: New year, new journal. Empty pages waiting to be filled with thoughts, notes, sketches ... opportunities. Image
#Archaeology31 day 2, #future, offers a great chance to highlight a topic I found particularly interesting as of late:

How will an #ArchaeologyOfTheFuture look like - What do *we* leave behind for future colleagues?

(Weekend reading recommendations included. 😉) Image
Starting with the question what actually constitutes #CulturalHeritage, #sites, and #monuments of our age ...

(#Archaeology31, 2. #future)
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