Monday, 27 March 2017
New Council members needed
Our Treasurer, Imogen Wood as well as Council member Bryn Morris are retiring at the 2017 AGM. We are therefore looking for people to replace them. In addition, there is also a second vacancy for an Ordinary Member of Council. If you would like to become more involved in the running of the Group and are interested in standing for election to any of these positions nominations please contact the Secretary, Andrew Sage before the 8th April 2017
Reduced price copies and free downloads of Medieval Ceramics
MPRG is offering copies of its journal, Medieval Ceramics, for the
bargain price of £1 a copy plus p&p. Volumes 1-7 and 10 are out of print
but all others up to Volume 32 are available at this reduced price.
If you prefer to view the journal on line or would like to see
before you buy, Volumes 1-25 and Volume 29 are also available as free downloads
from:
https://medievalceramics.wordpress.com/contents/
For ordering details please contact Sian Iles: http://www.medievalpottery.org.uk/contact.htm
The Group has recently collaborated
with the Prehistoric Ceramic Research Group and Study Group for Roman Pottery to
produce 'A Standard for Pottery
Studies in Archaeology' which
has been funded by Historic England. The Standard is available free as a PDF
from:
https://medievalceramics.wordpress.com/a-standard-for-pottery-studies-in-archaeology/
or in a free paperback format, please
contact Sian Iles if you would like to order a copy p&p free.
MPRG Conference 2017 Leicester 2nd-3rd June
This year’s conference, the ‘Ceramics of Drink’, will be held in
Leicester in collaboration with the Centre for Historical Archaeology (CHA) on
2nd-3rd June 2017. We have not abandoned the pattern of a one-day conference
alternating with a three-day but we thought the subject and collaboration with
CHA may attract more papers and people than could be accommodated in one day.
The AGM will be held on Saturday 3rd June and there will be a day rate for
those who wish to attend for just one day.
‘Ceramics of drink’ form a significant part of archaeological
assemblages in Europe and beyond throughout the medieval and post-medieval
periods. Pottery containers were a preferred way of producing, storing,
transforming, and consuming liquid beverages. They are associated with a wide
range of human activity from large-scale transnational trade, to ceremonial
consumption, to intimate daily rituals within the home. They materialized
drinking and social practices, with some undergoing significant
transformations, and others staying the same.
This conference aims to explore the important social and economic
roles that ceramics of drink filled and how they can be effectively studied by
specialist and non-specialist researchers.
There is still room in the programme for papers please contact
Meetings Secretary Lorraine Mepham (l.mepham@wessexarch.co.uk)
as soon as possible.
Monday, 11 July 2016
A Standard for Pottery Studies in Archaeology just published!
MPRG are pleased to announce the publication of:
A
Standard for Pottery Studies in Archaeology
This document was compiled by the three period-specific
pottery study groups (Prehistoric Ceramic Research Group, Study Group for Roman
Pottery, MPRG) and funded by Historic England with the aim of creating the
first, comprehensive, inclusive standard for working with pottery. The Standard
is intended for use in all types of archaeological project, including those run
by community groups, professional contractors and research institutions.
This standard takes the reader through the various stages
of an archaeological project, from planning and data collection through to
report writing and archiving, with the intention of informing not only pottery
specialists but also those who manage and monitor projects.
Hard copies will be available shortly from MPRG, PCRG and
SGRP, please follow this link for a PDF copy:
Sunday, 15 May 2016
MPRG CONFERENCE 2016
(20–22 JUNE), TAUNTON& BARNSTAPLE
Production and
Consumption of Medieval and Post-Medieval Pottery
from the South-West
Please find a programme for the conference below; a booking form and printable programme for this year's conference can be found on the Group's Facebook page which is publicly accessible even if you do not belong to Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/201431073234224/
for further information please contact Lorraine Mepham: l.mepham@wessexarch.co.uk
Monday 20 June: Great
Hall, Taunton Museum
9.30 am
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Registration
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10 am
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Welcome, by Steve Minnitt (Head of Museums, South West Heritage Trust)
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10.15 am
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Chris Webster: Taunton Castle
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10.45 am
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David Dawson: Characterising
pottery production centres in Somerset
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11.15 am
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Mike Ponsford: Redcliff Hill
and Bristol ware
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11.45 am
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Coffee
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12.15 pm
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John Allan: Pottery made around
the Blackdown Hills c 950-1550
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12.45 pm
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Discussion
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1 pm
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LUNCH
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2 pm
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Pottery viewing (part 1)
There will be material from
Glastonbury Abbey and Wells and Mendip Museum; post-medieval kiln waste and
production from Somerset production sites, including Trudoxhill, Wrangway,
Donyatt and NetherStowey; and a selection of pottery from the Kenneth J.
Barton collection. David Dawson, John Allan and Mike Ponsford will offer commentary
on the pottery.
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3 pm
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TEA
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3.30 pm
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Pottery viewing (part 2)
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7pm
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Conference reception
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Tuesday 21 June:
Brewhouse, Taunton
Wednesday 22 June
COACH TRIP TO BARNSTAPLE
Leave Taunton 9.30am. Travel to Barnstaple Museum; view
production waste from Potters’ Lane/ Exeter Inn etc, the kiln
from Potters’ Lane and the Brannam archive (pattern books etc). There will be a
short presentation of North Devon wares by John Allan. After lunch (not
provided),a short walk around the town to see Rolle Quay, Potter’s Lane and the
remains of Brannam’s works, including the showroom and the surviving kiln.Arrive
back in Taunton between 3.30pm and 4pm.
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