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Tim Clerbaut
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- Roman Gaul, Roman Architecture and Urbanism, Gallo-roman archaeology, Brick and tile (Archaeology), Construction Materials, Archaeology, and 242 moreRoman Archaeology, Roman Pottery, Roman Pottery Kilns, Roman brick and tile, Roman Brick Industry - Brickstamps, Roman brick and tiles, Roman Brick Industry - brick stamps, Roman bricks, Roman brick, Roman Limes, Brick and Tile-production, Military Archeology, Stamped Roman Brick, Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine Roof Tiles, Roman Tile Kilns, Tile Kilns, Brick Kilning and Environment Pollution, Brick kiln, Brick Kilns, Roman ceramic building material, Ceramic building materials (Archaeology), CBM - ceramic building materials, Ceramic Analysis (Archaeology), Ceramic Technology, Ceramic Petrography, Roman Small Finds, Classics, Classics: Ancient History and Archaeology, Roman History, Roman military equipment, Roman military archaeology, Roman Religion, Roman Cult of Mithras, Archeology, Rotary querns and millstones, Rotary Querns, Trade in Whetstones, Quernstones and Soapstone, Ancient Quarrying, Late Iron Age (Archaeology), Ceramics (Archaeology), Ceramics (Ceramics), Ceramics (Art History), Latin Epigraphy, Acculturation and 'Romanisation', Anthropology of Technology, Pottery studies, Material Culture, Thin Section Petrography, Pottery Technology, Roman Villae, Classical Archaeology, Archaeological GIS, Geoarchaeology, Urbanism (Archaeology), Archaeological Prospection, Roman Settlement, Provincial Roman Archaeology, Housebuilding traditions, Archaeological Method & Theory, Historical Archaeology, Ancient economies (Archaeology), Archaeology of salt, Ethnography of salt, Roman social and economic history, Ancient History, Terra Sigillata, Amphorae (Archaeology), Pottery (Archaeology), Roman cemetery, Civitas Tungrorum, Pottery kilns, Roman vicus, Milling Stones, Small Finds, Querns and Millstones, Antiquity, Ancient Craftmanship (Archaeology), Rural Archaeology, Roman Economy, Brickmaking industry technology, Gallo-roman instrumentum, Pottery technology and function, Roman Provincial Archaeology, Late Roman Pottery, Roman Glass, Ancient economy, Roman military history, Funerary Archaeology, Archaeology of Ritual and Magic, Archaeology of Religion, Experimental Archaeology, Archaeozoology, Ethnoarchaeology, Metalwork (Archaeology), Cross-cultural interaction (Archaeology), Subsistence systems (Archaeology), Iron Age Gaul (Archaeology), Iron Age Germany (Archaeology), Oppida, Archaeometry, Roman cult places, Votive practice, Votive offerings, Roman arms armour smallfinds small finds archaeology, Übergang Spätlatène- zu Frühe Kaiserzeit, ländliche Besiedlung, Bestattungen, Roman Provincial Coinage, Landscape Archaeology, Ceramology, Roman Empire, Archaeology of Roman Gaul, Maritime Archaeology, Heritage Conservation, Archaeological Conservation, Conservation and Restoration, Building Materials (Archaeology), Ancient Trade & Commerce (Archaeology), Instrumentum domesticum, Brickstamps, Bolli Laterizi, Epigraphy on Instrumentum Domesticum, Roman Frontiers (Archaeology), Roman Amphorae, Roman Limes, Archaeology of Ritual, Ancient Religion, Ancient Roman Religion, Roman mortaria, Roman Fineswares, Céramiques Antiques, Mortiers Antiques, Céramiques Engobées Et Métallescentes, Late Antiquity, Late Roman Archaeology, Roman ceramics, Early Medieval Archaeology, The Use of Marble and Other Stones, Architecture, Architectural History, Construction, Archaeology of Buildings, Domestic Space, Archaeology of Architecture, Household Archaeology, Romanisation, Romanization, Greek Architectural Terracottas, Pompeii and Herculaneum, Roman houses, Domestic Architecture (Roman), Roman Architecture, Architectural terracottas, Lugdunum, Antefixe Romain, Ancient Roman economy, trade and commerce, Doors, Thresholds, and Closure Systems in Roman Public and Domestic Architecture, Roman Domus, Roman Epigraphy, Roman Army, Samian Ware, Roman militaria, Roman coins, Roman Auxilia, Roman Britain, Ancient Glass, Ancient Glass Analysis, Roman rural settlements, Roman provinces, Ancient Agriculture & Farming (Archaeology), Roman and Gallo-Roman Religious Practices, Gallo-roman sanctuaries, Roman water management, Archaeology of Roman Religion, Germania superior, Roman Sanctuaries, Sanctuaires Celtiques Et Gallo-Romains, Romano-Celtic Religion, Provinzialrömische Archäologie, Verre Antique, Archaeology of Roman Raetia, Roman mirrors, Roman burial practices, Death and Burial (Archaeology), Glass (Archaeology), Late Roman Glass, Roman arms and armour, Limes Germanicus, Generaldirektion Kulturelles Erbe Rheinland-Pfalz, Epigraphy (Archaeology), Frontier Studies, Dutch archaeology, Ancient Shipwrecks, Settlement archaeology, Archaeometallurgy, Dress and identity, Archaeological Predictive Modeling, Palaeobotany, Food Processing, Olive and Olive Oil Technology, Local Food Production, History of wine, Roman land use and the agrarian economy, Roman agriculture, Archaeology of Roman Wine, Picenum Wine, Wine production and wooden barrels, Iconography, Roman hairpins, Merovingian period, Late Antique Archaeology, Carolingian Studies, Merovingian and Carolingian, Early medieval numismatics, Diet in Roman world, Food in antiquity, Roman food and drink, Roman trade, commerce and the economy, Meals in the Greco-Roman World, Ancient diets, Ancient Food and Drink, Materiaux De Construction, Brandenburger Ziegeleigeschichte, Brickmaking, Archaeobotany, Anthracology, Gladiators, Roman Brooches, Latin Paleography, Craft production (Archaeology), Food supplies to the Roman army, Dromography (Historic Routes Research), Ancient and Roman Roads, Baths and bathing culture, Roman Baths (Archaeology), Roman baths, Ancient water systems, Glass Beads, Maritime Trade Ceramics (Archaeology), Medieval ceramics (Archaeology), Postmedieval Archaeology, Brick Vault, Brickworks, Brick Making,bricks and Their History, mud brick architecture in Egypt, Qurnawi history, and Tiles & Architectural 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COMPLETE EDITION Driessen P. (Dir.) Before the Museum was extended in 2009, the provincial government organised excavations on the site, which were carried out in 2006 by ARON bvba and in 2007 by the then Flemish HeritageInstitute... more
COMPLETE EDITION Driessen P. (Dir.)
Before the Museum was extended in 2009, the provincial government organised excavations on the site, which were carried out in 2006 by ARON bvba and in 2007 by the then Flemish HeritageInstitute (VIOE). These were followed by a scientific study of a significant proportion of the vastnumber of features and find material from the ARON excavation. This publication brings together the results of that last study, enabling us to present to you the story of this central area within the Roman city, from the middle of the first century to the end of the fourth century AD. As the capital of the civitas Tungrorum (the district of the Tungri), Atuatuca Tungrorum was for centuries a major political, religious and economic centre in northwestern Europe. Members of the regional elite had a ‘pied à terre’ in the city. They took over the central residential areas in order to build sumptuous urban homes, which served as a base from which to conduct their business affairs. Our research findings confirm and reinforce this picture. For example, the 2006 excavations unearthed exceptionally well preserved, monumental remains of central heating systems, along with figurative wall paintings, including a life-size depiction of the god Dionysus. There searchers also discovered a colourful palette of magnificent decorative stones, which the Romans had imported from Turkey, Greece, Tunisia, Italy, France, Germany and elsewhere.
Before the Museum was extended in 2009, the provincial government organised excavations on the site, which were carried out in 2006 by ARON bvba and in 2007 by the then Flemish HeritageInstitute (VIOE). These were followed by a scientific study of a significant proportion of the vastnumber of features and find material from the ARON excavation. This publication brings together the results of that last study, enabling us to present to you the story of this central area within the Roman city, from the middle of the first century to the end of the fourth century AD. As the capital of the civitas Tungrorum (the district of the Tungri), Atuatuca Tungrorum was for centuries a major political, religious and economic centre in northwestern Europe. Members of the regional elite had a ‘pied à terre’ in the city. They took over the central residential areas in order to build sumptuous urban homes, which served as a base from which to conduct their business affairs. Our research findings confirm and reinforce this picture. For example, the 2006 excavations unearthed exceptionally well preserved, monumental remains of central heating systems, along with figurative wall paintings, including a life-size depiction of the god Dionysus. There searchers also discovered a colourful palette of magnificent decorative stones, which the Romans had imported from Turkey, Greece, Tunisia, Italy, France, Germany and elsewhere.
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Research Interests: Architecture, Building Materials (Archaeology), Metal Finds (Archaeology), Ceramics (Archaeology), Roman Glass, and 15 moreTerracotta Figurines, Rotary Querns, Roman Small Finds, Wall Paintings, Stone, Ceramica Romana, Roman Wall Painting, Rotary querns and millstones, Roman Domus, Roman Archaeology, Tongeren, Tongeren Romeinse Stad, Civitas Tungrorum, Mills and Millstones, and Tongres
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Book on the archaeological heritage of the town of Harelbeke (West-Flanders, Belgium), mainly discussion Roman finds
Book on the archaeological heritage of the town of Harelbeke (West-Flanders, Belgium), mainly discussion Roman finds
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In de jaren ’80-’90 van de vorige eeuw wordt de Roeselaarse haven uitgebreid in oostelijke richting. Men legt ondermeer de Zwaaikom en het achterliggende industrieterrein langs de Kachtemsestraat en Zwaaikomstraat aan. Vrijwilligers van... more
In de jaren ’80-’90 van de vorige eeuw wordt de Roeselaarse haven uitgebreid in oostelijke richting. Men legt ondermeer de Zwaaikom en het achterliggende industrieterrein langs de Kachtemsestraat en Zwaaikomstraat aan. Vrijwilligers van V.O.B.o.W. en de Werkgroep Archeologie Roeselare verrichtten er onder leiding van Jozef Goderis en Johan Termote het nodige archeologisch onderzoek om zo een stukje Roeselaarse geschiedenis veilig stellen. Naast de dakpannenoven legden de archeologen ook meerdere waterputten bloot met daarin heel wat fraaie en goed bewaarde voorwerpen zoals een uitzonderlijke hark en twee bronzen ketels. Een groot deel van deze vondsten zijn te bewonderen tijdens de tentoonstelling.
Recent onderzoek van doctoraatstudent Tim Clerbaut (UGent) bracht de collectie weer onder de aandacht, of eerder vanonder het stof vandaan. Onder zijn impuls en dankzij een nauwe samenwerking werden de expo en de publicatie gerealiseerd.
Recent onderzoek van doctoraatstudent Tim Clerbaut (UGent) bracht de collectie weer onder de aandacht, of eerder vanonder het stof vandaan. Onder zijn impuls en dankzij een nauwe samenwerking werden de expo en de publicatie gerealiseerd.
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abstractSur des traces de la production et distribution des terres cuites architecturales romaines: l’organisation d’une véritable industrie à la frontière rhénane. Cet article présente quelques nouvelles données concernant l’étude des... more
abstractSur des traces de la production et distribution des terres cuites architecturales romaines: l’organisation d’une véritable industrie à la frontière rhénane. Cet article présente quelques nouvelles données concernant l’étude des terres cuites architecturales dans le nord de l’Empire romain. Aussi dans cette région, la production et la distribution des terres cuites architecturales ont joué un rôle important dans l’économie romaine. Dans un premier temps, nous expliquerons les origines de cette technique qui nous vient du Proche-Orient et esquisserons sa distribution dans le bassin méditerranéen et en Europe. Une attention particulière sera portée à l’évolution des formes des terres cuites spécifiquement romaines que l’on retrouve dans l’ensemble de l’Empire (romain). Dans un second temps, nous caractériserons la production et la distribution de ces terres cuites que nous définissons comme une industrie lourde / une production massive à grande échelle. Pour l’aspect économique, une conception étroite de la relation entre producteur et consommateur, telle qu’elle est présentée par Darvill et Mac Whirr, est incontournable. Ce modèle économique sera donc confronté à notre connaissance archéologique des provinces rhénanes romaines (en particulier les vallées du Rhin et de la Meuse). Dans un troisième temps, nous présenterons les résultats de nos recherches, résultats qui montrent une nette évolution d’une production dépendant exclusivement de l’armée romaine à une production par des tuileries civiles et militaires durant le 2e siècle et 3e siècle de notre ère. Cette évolution de la production n’a été possible que par la demande croissante de ces produits qui ont joué un rôle important dans la poursuite de la romanisation de la région Rhénane.Der Produktion und Verbreitung römischer Baukeramik auf der Spur: Organisation einer neuen Großindustrie entlang der Rheingrenze Dieser Artikel präsentiert einen neuen Überblick über die Herstellung von keramischen Baumaterialien im Norden des Römischen Reiches. Die Produktion und Verbreitung von keramischen Baumaterialien spielte auch in diesem Gebiet eine Schlüsselrolle in der römischen Ökonomie. Im ersten Teil wird der Ursprung der Technik im Nahen Osten als Ausgangspunkt abgebildet, um die Entwicklung der Produkte und Techniken im Mittelmeergebiet bis (Nord-)Europa zu illustrieren. Speziell zu erwähnen ist die Entwicklung von charakteristischen römischen Typen von Baukeramik, die im ganzen Reich verbreitet worden sind. Im zweiten Teil wird die Herstellung und der Vertrieb von Baukeramik als vergleichbar mit einer Großindustrie dargestellt. In diesem wirtschaftlichen Rahmen ist die enge Beziehung zwischen Hersteller und Konsument zwingend anzunehmen. Im dritten Teil wird dieses Wirtschaftsmodell auf unsere archäologischen Kenntnisse der römischen Rhein-Maas Region angewandt. Es zeigt sich hier eine klare Entwicklung von einer Produktion, die ausschließlich von der römischen Armee vorgenommen wird, zu einer Situation im 2. und 3. Jahrhundert n. Chr., in der zivile und militärische Ziegeleien nebeneinander arbeiten. Die gestiegene Nachfrage an diesen Produkten hat diese Entwicklung ermöglicht. Diese große Nachfrage war das Ergebnis der wachsenden Bedeutung dieser keramischen Baustoffe durch die Romanisierung der Region.Tracing Back the Production and Distribution of Roman Ceramic Building Materials: the Organization of a Heavy Industry along the Rhine Border This article presents a new overview of the production of ceramic building materials in the northern regions of the Roman Empire. Also in this region, the production and distribution of ceramic building materials played an important role in the Roman economy. In the first part, the origin of techniques in the Middle East forms an initial starting point to look at the circulation of products and techniques in the Mediterranean area and beyond. Special attention is given to the development of characteristic Roman types, which become widely distributed throughout the Empire. In the second part, the production and distribution of building ceramics is characterized as a large-scale heavy industry. The economic framework, in which a close relationship between producer and consumer is forged, is tested through a case study that focuses on the Roman Rhine and Meuse region. In a third part, the results of the case study are presented. They show a clear evolution from production carried out exclusively by the Roman army towards a situation in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD, in which civilian and military tileries worked next to each other. This development was made possible by the increasing demand, which was the result of the more important role that ceramic building materials started to play in the Romanization of the region.
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Contribution to the excavation report concerning the study of the ceramic building materials.
In French: copyright by the Conseil géneral du Calvados.
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Research Interests: Ceramic building materials (Archaeology), Ceramic Building Material (Archaeology), Roman Provincial Archaeology, Roman ceramic building material, Ceramic Building Materials, and 4 moreRoman Archaeology, Terres Cuites Architecturales, TCA - terres cuites architecturales, and CBM - ceramic building materials
handout of the presentation held at the Aardewerkdag 2014 in Nijmegen (NL)
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SOJA 2014 (symposium of young researchers)
SOJA 2014 (symposium of young researchers)
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In deze publicatie worden houten gebruiksvoorwerpen tot 1300 n.Chr onder de loep genomen, die zijn aangetroffen bij Nederlandse opgravingen in de periode 1997-2014. Eeuwenlang was hout de belangrijkste grondstof voor allerlei... more
In deze publicatie worden houten gebruiksvoorwerpen tot 1300 n.Chr onder de loep genomen, die zijn aangetroffen bij Nederlandse opgravingen in de periode 1997-2014. Eeuwenlang was hout de belangrijkste grondstof voor allerlei gebruiksvoorwerpen. Deze studie geeft een overzicht van houten voorwerpen (waarbij hout als bouwmateriaal buiten beschouwing is gelaten) en plaatst ze in een breder historisch kader. Het boek bevat een uitgebreide thematisch ingedeelde catalogus, voorzien van vele, speciaal voor dit project gemaakte tekeningen. Het spectrum aan houten gebruiksvoorwerpen is heel divers. Uit de steentijd zijn het voorwerpen die met jacht en visserij te maken hebben, in de perioden daarna kook- en keukengerei, gereedschap voor huisnijverheid en grondbewerking. Opmerkelijk zijn de houten objecten uit de Romeinse periode die qua houtgebruik en productiewijze weinig inheems aandoen. Oogst voor Malta Deze uitgebreide studie werd uitgevoerd in het kader van het onderzoeksprogramma Oogst voor Malta van de Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Binnen dit programma worden de resultaten van reeds uitgevoerde opgravingen onder de loep genomen. Onderzoeksgegevens worden op die manier omgezet in kennis. Deze studie werd uitgevoerd door de Steekproef BV in samenwerking met Biax Consult, Cambium Botany en Qursi. Voor wie Dit wetenschappelijke rapport is bestemd voor archeologen, andere erfgoedprofessionals en liefhebbers die zich bezighouden met gebruiksvoorwerpen van hout in Nederland tot 1300 n.Chr. Colofon Nederlandse Archeologische Rapporten (NAR) 54 Tekst: S. Lange ISBN/EAN: 9789057992643 © Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, 2017
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In de jaren ’80-’90 van de vorige eeuw wordt de Roeselaarse haven uitgebreid in oostelijke richting. Men legt ondermeer de Zwaaikom en het achterliggende industrieterrein langs de Kachtemsestraat en Zwaaikomstraat aan. Vrijwilligers van... more
In de jaren ’80-’90 van de vorige eeuw wordt de Roeselaarse haven uitgebreid in oostelijke richting. Men legt ondermeer de Zwaaikom en het achterliggende industrieterrein langs de Kachtemsestraat en Zwaaikomstraat aan. Vrijwilligers van V.O.B.o.W. en de Werkgroep Archeologie Roeselare verrichtten er onder leiding van Jozef Goderis en Johan Termote het nodige archeologisch onderzoek om zo een stukje Roeselaarse geschiedenis veilig stellen. Naast de dakpannenoven legden de archeologen ook meerdere waterputten bloot met daarin heel wat fraaie en goed bewaarde voorwerpen zoals een uitzonderlijke hark en twee bronzen ketels. Een groot deel van deze vondsten zijn te bewonderen tijdens de tentoonstelling. Recent onderzoek van doctoraatstudent Tim Clerbaut (UGent) bracht de collectie weer onder de aandacht, of eerder vanonder het stof vandaan. Onder zijn impuls en dankzij een nauwe samenwerking werden de expo en de publicatie gerealiseerd.
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This contribution publishes a newly found specimen of a rare ANNAROVECI quinarius (Scheers [1977] 58; LT 8893; DT 638). Detector finds have significantly increase the number of specimens with known provenance. We therefore add an updated... more
This contribution publishes a newly found specimen of a rare ANNAROVECI quinarius (Scheers [1977] 58; LT 8893; DT 638). Detector finds have significantly increase the number of specimens with known provenance. We therefore add an updated list of known specimens, with their provenance, and a new distribution map.
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Sur des traces de la production et distribution des terres cuites architecturales romaines: l’organisation d’une veritable industrie a la frontiere rhenane. Cet article presente quelques nouvelles donnees concernant l’etude des terres... more
Sur des traces de la production et distribution des terres cuites architecturales romaines: l’organisation d’une veritable industrie a la frontiere rhenane. Cet article presente quelques nouvelles donnees concernant l’etude des terres cuites architecturales dans le nord de l’Empire romain. Aussi dans cette region, la production et la distribution des terres cuites architecturales ont joue un role important dans l’economie romaine. Dans un premier temps, nous expliquerons les origines de cette technique qui nous vient du Proche-Orient et esquisserons sa distribution dans le bassin mediterraneen et en Europe. Une attention particuliere sera portee a l’evolution des formes des terres cuites specifiquement romaines que l’on retrouve dans l’ensemble de l’Empire (romain). Dans un second temps, nous caracteriserons la production et la distribution de ces terres cuites que nous definissons comme une industrie lourde / une production massive a grande echelle. Pour l’aspect economique, une co...
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Excavations at Tongeren (Belgium) revealed two MHF-stamps on Roman tiles. That lead to a reappraisal of the known evidence of those stamps.
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Debruyne S., Annaert R., Clerbaut T., Haneca K. & Lentacker A. 2015: 'Daar bij Groot Cueteghem. Een rurale nederzetting uit de vroege en volle middeleeuwen te Hove', in: Relicta. Archeologie, Monumenten- en Landschapsonderzoek in... more
Debruyne S., Annaert R., Clerbaut T., Haneca K. & Lentacker A. 2015: 'Daar bij Groot Cueteghem. Een rurale nederzetting uit de vroege en volle middeleeuwen te Hove', in: Relicta. Archeologie, Monumenten- en Landschapsonderzoek in Vlaanderen, volume 14, pp. 205-286, Brussel, 2015. ISSN 1783 6425
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Cette communication presentait quelques structures du vicus gallo-romain de Kontich (Province d'Anvers, Belgique) ainsi que le materiel ceramique associe.
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Since the early development of the archaeological discipline there has always been a great interest for the study of pottery as a cultural marker. Pottery helped and helps the archaeologist to define and date cultures in the past. Until... more
Since the early development of the archaeological discipline there has always been a great interest for the study of pottery as a cultural marker. Pottery helped and helps the archaeologist to define and date cultures in the past. Until now the kiln structures that play an essential role in the operational sequence of the production of pottery are not well known. Study has been limited to some reference publications in the '70s and '80s which focus especially on our surrounding areas. A particularly clear picture of our region does not exist and recent studies are lacking to fill this scientific hiatus. With the establishment of a systematic review work, based on both a theoretical basis and a large data set from excavation data, this ‘gap’ could be filled. That there is need for such a renewed understanding is illustrated by the recent discoveries in Flanders (e.g. the kiln structures of Asse). This article is meant to be a brief synthesis of the current knowledge on the su...
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Etude de quelques ensembles du virus gallo-romain de Kontich (province d'Anvers) et des assemblages ceramiques associes.
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The initiation of any ancient industry depended largely on the availability of resources necessary for production. In the case of the production of pottery or other ceramic products, not only the availability of clay and temper are... more
The initiation of any ancient industry depended largely on the availability of resources necessary for production. In the case of the production of pottery or other ceramic products, not only the availability of clay and temper are important. Also the possibility to exploit large woodlands for the procurement of fuel and the accessibility of water as a key element in both clay preparation and clay shaping were crucial factors in establishing a production site. Another element to be taken into account is that of distribution opportunities of the given territory, spanning from road systems, sea ports and docking features, to river systems and river docking facilities as well. These distribution opportunities are a crucial factor in defining the possible scale of export for a giving production defining them as local, regional or supra-regional, providing a better understanding of the production centre as well. In some cases these aspects of connectivity seem to compensate the lack of suitable raw materials for a giving region. It is therefore not surprising that glass workshops often set up nearby important distribution hubs and transport network features. The link between the production of ceramics and the territory they served or were located within, has been tackled in many areas of the Roman world. In the eastern Adriatic and its hinterland, where pottery and ceramics production centres have only recently been identified, these aspects are still to be explored. In the case of glass production, whose production indicators are still fairly recent for this area, distribution patterns seems to play a key role in understanding supply networks and consumption behaviour.