How Things Make History : The Roman Empire and its terra sigillata Pottery /

Bright red terra sigillata pots dating to the first three centuries CE can be found throughout the Western Roman provinces. The pots' widespread distribution and recognisability make them key evidence in the effort to reconstruct the Roman Empire's economy and society. Drawing on recent id...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Oyen, Astrid (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2021]
Colección:Amsterdam Archaeological Studies ; 23
Temas:
Material culture > Rome.
Pottery, Arretine > Social aspects.
Pottery, Roman > Social aspects.
Antiquity.
History.
Culture matérielle > Rome.
Céramique arétine > Aspect social.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology.
Material culture.
Rome (Empire)
Material culture, material agency, terra sigillata, Roman archaeology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1 On avoiding retrospection
  • 2 Bright red shiny pots: is there more to terra sigillata?
  • 3 Practice before type: sigillata production at Lezoux (1st-2nd centuries AD)
  • 4 Points of redefinition: distribution, firing lists, and kiln loads (1st century AD)
  • 5 The question of stability: sigillata and 'Rhenish' wares between Lezoux and Trier (2nd-3rd centuries AD)
  • 6 Before meaning: reproduction and consumption of terra sigillata and 'Rhenish' wares in Essex (2nd-3rd centuries AD)
  • 7 Things in history/things as history
  • Appendix 1. Stamp assemblages
  • References
  • Index

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