Rinyo–Clacton
/ˌrɪnjəʊˈklaktən/Archaeol.
adjective
Designating a British Late Neolithic pottery style represented by vessels first discovered at Rinyo in Orkney and Clacton-on-Sea in Essex. Also (formerly) a culture supposedly related to this pottery.
- Rinyo–Clacton is now regarded as part of the broader Late Neolithic Grooved Ware tradition.Grooved Ware pots are typically bucket- or barrel-shaped, decorated with simple patterns of incised grooves and stab-marks. Various local styles are recognized..
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Stuart Piggott (1910–1996), archaeologist. From the name of Braes of Rinyo, a field on Rousay in Orkney + the name of Clacton-on-Sea, a town in Essex, both sites of Neolithic settlements.