Pottery in the Roman World: An Ethnoarchaeological Approach (Longman archaeology series)

Suggesting that “current ceramic studies are in some ways comparable with chemistry before Lavoisier,” the author seeks to formulate a model to be used for future pottery studies. The model he develops involves an ordering from simple to complex, of the chief methods probably used by the Romans to produce and distribute pottery. He constructs the model on the basis of ethnological study of modern pottery production in the areas once occupied by the Romans, especially Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Tunisia. The same deductive approach already applied by such scholars as Matson and Hampe/Winter on a smaller scale in the eastern Mediterranean is thus enlarged in this book to include a considerable part of the Roman West. Introduction, The Study Of Roman Pottery -- Towards A Model For Roman Pottery Studies -- The Ethnography Of Pottery Production In Europe And The Mediterranean Area -- Ceramic Technology In The Roman World -- The Role Of The Household In Roman Pottery Production -- Workshop Industries In The Roman World -- The Giant Fine-ware Producers -- The Role Of The Estate In Roman Brick And Pottery Production -- Ceramic Production By Official Organisations -- Pottery And The Roman Economy -- The Study Of Roman Pottery : Methods And Approaches. D.p.s. Peacock. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. [175]-184.