Roman Cooking Pot from Den Haag - Uithofslaan

Some time ago, I obtained the job by Andelko Pavlović of the Department of Archeology of the municipal Den Haag to look into a residue preserved on a shard from the Roman settlement excavated at Uithofslaan, vindplaats 3. More information about the excavation can be found on the web site of the Department of Archaeology.
The ceramic material was analyzed by ceramicist
Julie van Kerckhove who currently works for ACVU-HBS archeological projects in Amsterdam.
The results have been published in Kenaz Rapport 7.



 

Why the name Kenaz?

Kenaz is an old rune that is often seen as carrying the meaning "torch" or "fire" and depicted as flaming branch, or a fiery chip of resinous pine wood. The runes is also the symbol for the hard K.

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The traditional meaning of Kenaz is a torch, and in that aspect, Kenaz indicates knowledge revealed. As a torch lights a pathway, so does Kenaz shed light on hidden reasons, underlying causes, unknown or unacknowledged aspects, and hidden motives. Kenaz's element is fire, the fire of creation, the fire of inspiration, the spark of enthusiasm that gets a project going. Kenaz often indicates a creative aspect, a beginning of some creative project.