Production of Pottery and Brickware Objects at Teteghem, Hauts-De-France. Recent Discoveries Dating to the 12th And 14th Centuries

Teteghem is situated in the maritime plain of Northern France, just 3km from the Belgian border and historically within the County of Flanders, an environment with variable sedimentary deposits such as clay and sand suitable for pottery production. Recent archaeological surveys and excavations have yielded evidence for pottery and tile manufacture on two sites dating to the 12th and 14th centuries, and, more unusually, for the production of bricks and brickware objects on the later site. This paper presents the finds from these sites, with a summary of the fabrics, forms and decoration represented and a more detailed consideration of the brickware objects; the discussion places these artefacts in their north-west European context.