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The Quantification and Interpretation of Ceramic Building Material (CBM) Assemblages in Britain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 May 2020

Peter Warry
Peter Warry*
Affiliation:
Cheltenham, Gloucestershirepeter.warry@merton.oxon.org
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Abstract

Quantification of assemblages of ceramic building material (CBM) is now normal excavation practice, but there is insufficient standardisation of methodology and little study of the validity or uses of these analyses. Consequently, it is difficult to interpret confidently the resulting analyses or make comparisons between sites. This paper suggests a simple approach and tests its validity empirically in urban environments where the high level of constructional churn should generate assemblage homogeneity. It then shows how the results can help with site and building interpretation.

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CBMquantificationrecyclingGloucester
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Shorter Contributions
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Britannia , Volume 51 , November 2020 , pp. 348 - 360
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Copyright © The Author, 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies

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