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A Cornish vessel from farthest Kent

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Alex Gibson,
Nigel MacPherson-Grant and
Ian Stewart
Alex Gibson
Affiliation:
2&3 Hen Domen Cottages, Hendomen, Montgomery, Powys SY15 6HB, Wales
Nigel MacPherson-Grant
Affiliation:
Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 92a Broad Street, Canterbury CT1 2LU, England
Ian Stewart
Affiliation:
Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 92a Broad Street, Canterbury CT1 2LU, England
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Trevisker pottery is a common Bronze Age type in Cornwall and the southwest of England. It is often well-made and with a distinct petrology. It was, however, traded in prehistory with some petrologically similar vessels being found in Brittany and northern France. Recently, a Cornish-style vessel made from Cornish clays has been located in eastern Kent, almost 500 km from its source.

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Antiquity , Volume 71 , Issue 272 , June 1997, pp. 438 - 441
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1997

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