Winsum-Bruggeburen, Second Report on the Excavation the Roman Pottery
Abstract
A small part of a terp in Winsum in the province of Friesland was excavated in 1997. Although the study area had been levelled in recent times valuable information concerning the nature of the site in the Roman period was recovered. The excavation revealed that truncated remains were still present and that these features contained sherds of different types of Roman pottery dating for the major part to the first century AD. Although no features could be attributed to Roman military presence, the type and number of the Roman pottery made clear that Romans must have been present early in the first century. The reason for the Roman presence may well have been connected with military expansion in the first century as early as 12 BC and/or with taxation in kind, imposed by the Romans.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Historical and Archaeological Studies
Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Palaeohistoria 43-44 (2001-2002)
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Issue
- 43
- Pages
- 435–467
- Publication date
- 2 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter