CERAMIC PRODUCTION IN SOUTHWESTERN NORWAY DURING THE IRON AGE - INSIGHTS FROM EXCAVATIONS AT HØLLAND

This article explores ceramic production in southwestern Norway during the Roman Iron Age and Migration Period. Large amounts of ceramic material from these periods have earlier been found in southwestern Norway. Despite the abundance of ceramic artifacts from this period, few traces of pottery workshops have been confirmed in the archaeological record. This paper aims to address this gap in research by exploring a recently excavated ceramic workshop at Ogna in Jæren, Rogaland, dated to the Roman Iron Age and Migration Period. The findings from this site offer valuable insights into the spatial arrangements and temporal changes of Iron Age ceramic production in southwestern Norway during the early Iron Age.