This paper (delivered at the MPRG 2016 conference in Taunton) examines pottery supply and consumption in post-medieval south Wales. It focusses specifically on south Glamorgan and the site of Cosmeston, which provides an important stratified assemblage and can be used as a type site from which to demonstrate ceramic use and traditions in the early post-medieval period in south Wales. After reviewing the history of post-medieval pottery studies in the region the paper discusses post-medieval pottery from two deposits at Cosmeston within the broader context of the economic and social networks of the Bristol Channel.
A Ceramic View of Post-Medieval Markets and Mariners in South Wales and the Bristol Channel
15 May 2025