We have
recently excavated a substantial shard of a Roman mortarium (a
mixing vessel with a gritted inner surface).Unfortunately
it was out of context and of itself, is not a terribly unusual find. Below are
photographs of the interior and exterior. However, there is something
that intrigues us and with which you may be able to help
If
you look carefully at the exterior picture above, you may spot some
graffiti. This is shown much more clearly in the photograph below. At the
moment we do not know what this says. If you have an idea, please contact the Webmaster.
[If you'd like a larger version to study, please click on the picture below
which will open a full size version in a new window. Beware, though,
the full size picture is large, 1.95 Mbytes, not for dial-up users.]
