Roman jug. Courtesy: Oxford Archaeology
Posted on 02/25/2009 6:22:49 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Researchers hope to learn more about our heritage by discovering whether the items were imported from southern Italy, or manufactured using similar techniques in Britain. The bronze artifacts, which include a wine-mixing vessel, jugs and ceremonial pan-shaped objects, were discovered in Kent in two high status Roman pit-burials that are among the best examples ever seen in Britain... Archaeological scientists will compare the 1st Century AD artifacts from Kent with those from Pompeii in Italy. The neutron beams at the world-leading ISIS facility allow for detailed crystal structure analysis of intact delicate objects without cutting out a sample of the material... "Our experiments will hopefully aid us in characterizing different Roman metalworking practices and perhaps recognizing the distinction between imported south Italian goods and high standard copies produced by skilled local craftsman. These artifacts represent a time of great change in Britain -- they appear shortly after the Romans arrived in this country, and may represent locals taking on cultural practices of these 'newcomers'," Dana Goodburn-Brown said.
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Roman jug. Courtesy: Oxford Archaeology
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I finally got the chance to visit Rome and there are some very nice jugs there.
What did the Romans ever do for us, hey?”
Well, there’s baths, and roads, and running water, and jugs.
Add sewers, the arch, large boats, senators (oops?) and a large standing army.
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