KNIROH
Knaresborough and Irchester Roman Hoards
Project Principle Investigator: Dr James Gerrard
Project Co-Investigator : Marco Romeo-Pitone
Student collaborator: Jessica Petrie
The Knaresborough and Irchester Roman Hoards Project (KNIROH) is a re-evaluation of two of the greatest late Roman copper-alloy vessels hoards found in Britain.
Project description
Working with the initiative, we have undertaken a comprehensive review of the Knaresborough (Yorks.) hoard. Research has focussed on the archaeological recording of the surviving vessels, a detailed documentary and cartographic project to understand the circumstances of the hoard鈥檚 discovery (involving ) and scientific analysis of the vessels using pXRF. Jessica Petrie鈥檚 MA dissertation provided the preliminary analysis with further work undertaken by the PI, CO-I and other collaborators which will culminate in a major article in the The PI has presented this research at seminars and conferences at 缅北禁地, Helsinki University and the conference. He has also spoken to the .
Funds have been generously provided by the and the to undertake scientific analysis of the copper-alloy vessels in Irchester Hoard. This research has been delayed by COVID19 but we are especially interested in comparing the compositions of the vessels at Knaresborough and Irchester. We hope that this work will culminate in a major article in the journal on Irchester bowls and their relationship with early medieval hanging bowls.