Roman Pottery in the Archaeological Record

Informationen zum Autor J. Theodore Peña is a Professor of Classics at the University of California, Berkeley. A specialist in the archaeology of the Roman economy and ceramic analysis, he is the author of The Urban Economy in the Early Dominate: Pottery Evidence from the Palatine Hill and The Mobilization of State Olive Oil in Roman Africa: The Evidence of Late 4th Century Ostraca from Carthage. Zusammenfassung A rich portrayal of how Romans used their pottery and the implications of these practices on the archaeological record! considering an array of evidence including Latin and ancient Greek texts and representations in Roman art. It will appeal to specialists and academics interested in archaeology! Roman pottery and ceramics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. A model of the life cycle of roman pottery; 2. Background considerations; 3. Manufacture and distribution; 4. Prime use; 5. The reuse of amphorae as packaging containers; 6. The reuse of amphorae for purposes other than as packaging containers; 7. The reuse of the other functional categories of pottery; 8. Maintenance; 9. Recycling; 10. Discard and reclamation; 11. Modeling the formation of the Roman pottery record.

Product details

• Authors: J. Theodore Pe¿a, J. Theodore Pena, J. Theodore Peña
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.03.2011
• EAN: 9780521181853
• ISBN: 978-0-521-18185-3
• No. of pages: 450
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Pottery, ceramics & glass crafts, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Ancient World, Ancient Rome, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology, Ceramics, mosaic and glass: artworks