Making Must Farm (S2, E3): A Bronze Age Coarseware Jar

38 jars were found in the Must Farm assemblage, most of which were courseware vessels used for everyday transportation, storage, food preparation and as cooking vessels.

In this episode, Dr. Chris Wakefield (CAU), discusses the ‘living’ and ‘dead’ assemblages that were found at Must Farm and how the evidence from the two can give us a better insight into how people in the Late Bronze Age used and viewed these vessels. Chris is joined by prehistoric pottery expert Graham Taylor (Potted History) who guides us through the process of making a coarseware jar and explores why some pots were discarded when others show evidence of repair.

Filmed and Production by Emma Jones/AncientCraft

With special thanks to Cambridge Archaeological Unit, McDonald Institute of Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, Historic England and Forterra, for funding this series of educational videos.

You can now read more about the incredible site of Must Farm in theOpen Access volumes, published by the McDonald Institute of Archaeological Research :

Must Farm pile-dwelling settlement: Volume 1. Landscape, architecture and occupation:
https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.106697
Must Farm pile-dwelling settlement: Volume 2. Specialist reports: https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.106698

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