Armorican Vases à Anses and Their Occurrence in Southern Britain

Abstract

Ever since Martin's definition of Breton tumulus burials in 1900 the discrete distribution of biconical handled vases or vases à anses has been well known (Martin 1900). In 1928 details of similar vessels in the Channel Isles became readily available through Kendrick's survey of the Bailiwick of Guernsey (1928). In Southern Britain, however, the nineteenth century finds at Portland G2 and Winterbourne Stoke G5 have reained unconfirmed and consequently discussions on Armorico-Wessex connections in the Early Bronze Age have treated the question of cross-Channel ceramic exchange with notable circumspection.

Beads and Beakers: heirlooms and relics in the British Early Bronze Age

“…Relevant details would include for instance the observation of ancient breaks, or the fact that significant rim or other portions were missing from pots that had been deposited in an inverted position. Two notable items are the vase ii anse found nested within two other urns in a barrow on Gallibury Down, Isle of Wight (Tomalin 1988: 208-9, figure 4,1), and the nested pair of two Collared Urns, both with significant portions missing, from Long Crichel, Dorset (Green et al 1982: 50-51). Several recent finds of Beakers appear to have resulted from a similar process of selective deposition.…”

Archaeology and Environment of a Bronze Age Cairn and Prehistoric and Romano-British Field System at Chysauster, Gulval, near Penzance, Cornwall

“…In the following description of these vessels, the citation of Food Urn features described as forms 2A, 2B, and 3 accords with formal definitions which have been given previously by the writer (Tomalin 1988). These terms and descriptions such as 'Bloodhound array' and 'Gerrans jars' will be further discussed in a forthcoming paper.…”

Constantes et variations autour d’un modèle

“…La découverte de nouveaux corpus comme celui du Dolus d'Oléron, « 18 Passe de l'Écuissière » (Laroche, 2012), permet d'observer un grand nombre de parallèles technologiques entre les productions de Bretagne occidentale et celles du bassin de la Charente. Ces données apportent un nouvel éclairage sur ces questions relatives aux échanges durant l'âge du Bronze et elles complètent les recherches menées sur les relations trans-Manche à partir du matériel céramique (Tomalin, 1988) ou d'autres productions (Needham, 2000 ;Nicolas C., 2013). Au sein d'un « monde » atlantique en pleine transformation sur le plan social, elles attestent de l'importance des voies maritimes et fluviales dans la mise en place des réseaux d'échanges au Bronze ancien.…”