Two "Roman provincial pottery kilns" from Prague-Bubeneč". An excavation by L. Horáková-Jansová from 1931
2012
Abstract
In this article, two kilns from Prague-Bubeneč are published in more detail. In 1931 both described features were preliminary interpreted by the author of the excavation, Libuše Horáková-Jansová, as "Roman provincial pottery kilns".
As these would be rather unique discoveries within Bohemia, the assemblage recovered during excavation was analysed again. With regard to the unusual character of the discovered pottery, chemical-mineralogical analysis of a sherd sample was carried out.
The analysis reached the conclusion that only one of the kilns can be reliably dated to the Roman period, however, its function cannot be determined with certainty.
