The archaeological evidence related to working areas and ateliers in Syria and south-eastern Anatolia especially during the second half of the 3rd millennium BC testify to a wide range of installations together with slags and by-products of firing activities, showing the presence of specialized areas for pottery production. The high degree of pottery standardization witnesses to the intensification and the adoption of faster processes of manufacture during the period of marked urban growth in the region. The system of production was probably diversified, involving both household production and centralized control by the public authority. Data collected from recent excavations in North Inner Syria and in the Euphrates Valley are analyzed in order to reconstruct the different steps of the working and firing processes, shedding light on this key sector of ancient craft production and technology.
From Clay to Pots: Pottery Production and Workplaces in Syria during the EB III-IV, 2014.
Autori: | Peyronel, Luca; Vacca, Agnese |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2014 |
Titolo: | From Clay to Pots: Pottery Production and Workplaces in Syria during the EB III-IV |
Nome del convegno: | 8th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, 30 April - 4 May 2012, University of Warsaw |
Numero del convegno: | 8 |
Luogo del convegno: | Warsaw |
Anno del convegno: | 2012 |
Rilevanza: | internazionale |
Luogo di pubblicazione: | Wiesbaden |
Nazione editore: | Germany |
Editore: | Harrassowitz |
Titolo del libro: | Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, 30 April - 4 May 2012, University of Warsaw. Volume 3 |
Tutti i curatori: | Bieliński, Piotr; et al. |
ISBN: | 978-3-447-10175-2 |
Pagina iniziale: | 201 |
Pagina finale: | 222 |
Numero di pagine: | 22 |
Revisione (peer review): | comitato scientifico |
Lingua: | English |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore L-OR/05 - Archeologia e Storia Dell'Arte Del Vicino Oriente Antico Settore L-ANT/10 - Metodologie della Ricerca Archeologica |
Keywords: | Ancient Technology and Crafs; Ebla; Pottery; Ancient Syria; Early Bronze Age |
Abstract: | The archaeological evidence related to working areas and ateliers in Syria and south-eastern Anatolia especially during the second half of the 3rd millennium BC testify to a wide range of installations together with slags and by-products of firing activities, showing the presence of specialized areas for pottery production. The high degree of pottery standardization witnesses to the intensification and the adoption of faster processes of manufacture during the period of marked urban growth in the region. The system of production was probably diversified, involving both household production and centralized control by the public authority. Data collected from recent excavations in North Inner Syria and in the Euphrates Valley are analyzed in order to reconstruct the different steps of the working and firing processes, shedding light on this key sector of ancient craft production and technology. |
Numero degli autori: | 2 |
Supporto: | A stampa |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 4.01 Contributo in atti di convegno (pubblicato) |