“We assume that most of the stamped bricks date from Late Antiquity. This allows us to conduct a comprehensive analysis of how building ceramics were produced and used during this period,” stated Dr. Thomas Schmidts, a lecturer at Goethe University and conservator at LEIZA in Mainz.
“Brick stamps are also key to understanding the economic and social structures of Late Antiquity.”
Will they unearth a massive construction project?
According to ArchDaily, brick replaced stone as the primary Roman construction material beginning in the 1st century AD. A city as extensively built with brick as Trier would have required significant planning, organization, and construction systems.