6th March 2008, 10:17 AM
Down in Romanshire complete RB or Roman pots in non-burial features are reasonably common. Some (I can think of two recent sites off the top of my head) have been peirced at the base (post-firing)and have been described as 'dead' pots. Then groups of 3- 8 have been placed? in the bases of what were essentially field ditches. So comments about 'ritual' (I hate that term) killing of crockery may not be entirely fatuous.