Focusing on the period when Traprain Law was at the forefront of native relations with Rome in the first and second centuries , this paper examines the distribution and potentially significant clustering of the artefactual material derived from the extensive excavations in the early part of the 20th century on the western plateau. While domestic activity is attested across the entire area, providing little support for the suggestion that Traprain Law was primarily a ceremonial centre, there is some suggestion of shifting foci of activity and variable function over time. Particular attention is paid to a detailed examination of the samian pottery, which seems to have been accessible to native communities only during the periods of Roman military occupation. The various means by which this material may have been acquired are considered, with particular stress placed on the importance of diplomatic contacts with favoured native groups. The inventory of the samian was subsidised by a grant from The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO-TALENT).

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