Book contents
- The Pottery Industries of the Roman East
- The Pottery Industries of the Roman East
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Chapter One Introduction
- Chapter Two Workshops: Models versus Practice
- Chapter Three Process, People, and Working Conditions
- Chapter Four Cultural Practices and Ritual Lives of Potters in the Workshop
- Chapter Five Potting Traditions, Craft Learning, and Product Innovation
- Chapter Six Socially Embedded Technologies and Local Technological Styles
- Chapter Seven Internal Social Dynamics of Industry Clusters: Cooperation and Competition
- Chapter Eight Urban Industry, Topographies, and Community Relations
- Chapter Nine Crafting Communities: Some Final Thoughts on the Social Experience of Roman Workshops
- Glossary of Specialized Potting Terms
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter Four - Cultural Practices and Ritual Lives of Potters in the Workshop
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 March 2025
- The Pottery Industries of the Roman East
- The Pottery Industries of the Roman East
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Chapter One Introduction
- Chapter Two Workshops: Models versus Practice
- Chapter Three Process, People, and Working Conditions
- Chapter Four Cultural Practices and Ritual Lives of Potters in the Workshop
- Chapter Five Potting Traditions, Craft Learning, and Product Innovation
- Chapter Six Socially Embedded Technologies and Local Technological Styles
- Chapter Seven Internal Social Dynamics of Industry Clusters: Cooperation and Competition
- Chapter Eight Urban Industry, Topographies, and Community Relations
- Chapter Nine Crafting Communities: Some Final Thoughts on the Social Experience of Roman Workshops
- Glossary of Specialized Potting Terms
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 4, Cultural Practices and Ritual Lives of Potters in the Workshop, uses the archaeology of these workplaces to reconstruct daily life in the workshop. More than simply an economic hub of manufacturing, the workshop comes to be seen as a place of social experience and meaning to its occupants.
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- The Pottery Industries of the Roman EastCraft Communities and Working Practices, pp. 77 - 96Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025