ARCHAEOMAGNETIC ANALYSIS OF TWO KILNS AT HEYBRIDGE, MALDON, ESSEX

Author(s): M Noel

This report describes the archaeomagnetic analysis of oriented samples obtained from two Roman pottery kilns excavated at Heybridge, near Maldon in Essex. The research was carried out in collaboration with the Ancient Monuments Laboratory, English Heritage, on behalf of Mark Atkinson of Essex County Council with the aim of establishing the date of last firing. The results of this research can be summarised as follows: 1. The samples from both features were found to contain thermoremanent magnetisation providing high quality records of the ancient geomagnetic field. 2. Comparison of the mean archaeomagnetic vector in the kilns with the UK Master Curve indicates that the features are almost certainly contemporaneous and were last in use at some time during the second century AD.

Report Number:
57/1996
Series:
AML Reports (New Series)
Pages:
21
Keywords:
Archaeomagnetism Ceramic Clay, Fired

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