Aylesford-Swarling pottery
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Aylesford-Swarling pottery is a distinctive style of Late Iron Age ceramic ware in southern Britain, associated with Belgic cultural influence and characterized by wheel-made, often decorated vessels.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Late Iron Age pottery tradition
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archaeological culture material ⓘ ceramic ware type ⓘ |
| archaeologicalTypeSite |
Aylesford cemetery
NERFINISHED
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Swarling cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Belgae
NERFINISHED
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Belgic culture NERFINISHED ⓘ cremation cemeteries ⓘ |
| characteristic |
beakers
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bowls ⓘ burnished surfaces ⓘ globular jars ⓘ often decorated vessels ⓘ thin-walled fabrics ⓘ |
| chronology |
c. 1st century BC
ⓘ
early 1st century AD ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Belgic migration into Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pre-Roman Iron Age Britain ⓘ |
| decoration |
grooved decoration
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incised decoration ⓘ stamped decoration ⓘ zones of burnish ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | hand-made Iron Age pottery ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Kent
NERFINISHED
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Thames estuary region NERFINISHED ⓘ south-eastern England ⓘ |
| identifiedBy | Arthur Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Continental La Tène traditions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Gaulish pottery ⓘ |
| material |
ceramic
ⓘ
fine sandy fabrics ⓘ reduced-fired fabrics ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Aylesford
NERFINISHED
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Swarling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Aylesford-Swarling culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Late Iron Age ⓘ |
| placeOfDiscovery |
Aylesford, Kent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swarling, Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionTechnique |
fine wheel-thrown
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wheel-made ⓘ |
| region | southern Britain ⓘ |
| researchField |
Iron Age archaeology
ⓘ
ceramic typology ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for early wheel-use in Britain
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indicator of Belgic cultural influence ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic vessels
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funerary vessels ⓘ |
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