Roman pottery in the archaeological record

This book examines how Romans used their pottery and the implications of these practices on the archaeological record. It is organized around a flow model for the life cycle of Roman pottery that includes a set of eight distinct practices: manufacture, distribution, prime use, reuse, maintenance, re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Peña, J. Theodore (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press 2007.
Colección:CUP ebooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A model of the life cycle of Roman pottery
  • Background considerations
  • Manufacture and distribution
  • Prime use
  • The reuse of Amphorae as packaging containers
  • The reuse of Amphorae for purposes other than as packaging containers
  • The reuse of the other functional categories of pottery
  • Maintenance
  • Recycling
  • Discard and reclamation
  • Modeling the formation of the Roman pottery record
  • Amphora classes referred to in the text.