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Today’s image for Day 358 of the VM_365 project shows a fine, mid to late Iron Age pottery vessel. This vessel was excavated from a pit on an Iron Age settlement site at Fort Hill, Margate in the late 1990’s which has previously featured on Day 82 of the VM_365 project<\/a>.<\/p>\n The pottery sherds are decorated in La T\u00e8ne II style and date to c. 250-125 BC. The vessel, probably a product of a local pottery industry in the continental style,\u00a0 is decorated with Iron Oxide pigment which colours the swirls in the decoration as dark red.\u00a0 A vessel of a similar style was excavated by Dr Arthur Rowe<\/a> in 1924 at Tivoli, Margate and featured on Day 226 of the VM_365 project<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today’s image for Day 358 of the VM_365 project shows a fine, mid to late Iron Age pottery vessel. This vessel was excavated from a pit on an Iron Age settlement site at Fort Hill, Margate in the late 1990’s which has previously featured on Day 82 of the VM_365 project. The pottery sherds are … Continue reading VM_365 Day 358 La T\u00e8ne style vessel from Fort Hill, Margate<\/span>