this week's item is the Hoxne pepper pot. It was just one object among thousands found in a field in november 1992. It is significant for two reason: firstly, it shows us how important and how far reaching trade was in the 4th century CE. The pot was found in England, but pepper only grew in India. So, we know that pepper was shipped first to Egypt, and then transported around Europe and North Africa. The pot is also significant because it tells us a lot about society in the Roman Empire in the late 4th century