22nd November 2014, 04:54 PM
I thought Britain was heavily wooded until the time of Henry VIII who decimated the woods for timbers to build his ships.
Not only pot but coins / metalwork are rare in the Saxon period too, in comparison to the Roman and Medieval periods. The Romans were masters of mass production as well as importing vast quantities of items into Britain, which didn't happen on the same scale in the Saxon era, perhaps it is not so surprising that Saxon sites seem so barren finds wise when you consider the 400 yr period before it.
Not only pot but coins / metalwork are rare in the Saxon period too, in comparison to the Roman and Medieval periods. The Romans were masters of mass production as well as importing vast quantities of items into Britain, which didn't happen on the same scale in the Saxon era, perhaps it is not so surprising that Saxon sites seem so barren finds wise when you consider the 400 yr period before it.