As the British became Romanised and took on Roman living and eating habits, they needed
different types of pottery, ranging from the cellar storage jars known as dolia and seriae
which have been found in Silchester, to strainers for honey, mortaria for pounding down food
or amphorae for general storage. British potters even developed a special type of amphora,
which had a resin coating on the inside for the storage of wine.
The British quickly began to learn how to produce high quality pottery in a range of shapes
and sizes. Potteries were founded where there was the best quality clay. They ranged in size
from small workshops to those that were almost the size of a factory.