Rullstorf V

Building on previous presentations of the archaeological material [publications Rullstorf I–IV], volume V centres on the analysis of the pottery, based on the detailed recording of finds in a database. Characteristics and criteria are presented and explained, and their frequency in the material from Rullstorf is depicted. The frequency of these characteristics within different ceramic types is summarised in numerous easy-to-read graphs, and date ranges for the various shapes are provided. In a next step, those finds assemblages considered as reliable are used to date the site’s features. Features belonging to different chronological periods are then mapped, clearly showing the boundaries of different settlement episodes from the Late Bronze Age to the Migration Period. Within these chronological subdivisions, numerous burning events have had a decisive influence on the interruption and/or resettlement of the site. Alongside the visual representations, a large number of tables compare the presence and the changing frequencies of ceramic characteristics from the Late Bronze Age to the Migration Period. This facilitates the reliable dating of pottery from the Late Bronze Age to the Roman Iron Age in the Lower Elbe region.