A5006138018- Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
- Building materials and conservation
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Classical Antiquity Studies
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Archaeology and Historical Studies
- Law, logistics, and international trade
- Conservation Techniques and Studies
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
University of Cologne
2022-2024
This paper presents the results of a diachronic and multidisciplinary investigation into production consumption cooking ware in ancient city Priene (Turkey). Three major chronological horizons are considered, covering fourth to first century BCE: late Classical/early Hellenistic period, middle Hellenistic/early Roman Imperial period. Following thorough typological macroscopic study fabrics, an integrated analytical approach combining petrography elemental analysis (wavelength dispersive...
Figulina pottery refers to a fine, light-coloured ceramic class commonly occurring in Neolithic assemblages of southern and central Italy and, on the opposite side Adriatic Sea, along Dalmatian coast Croatia. In northern Italy, figulina occurs limited quantities during 5th millennium cal. BCE seems diverge from local productions terms technological choices firing procedures. light these technical considerations, past scholarly research hypothesised existence networks involving either...
Abstract Pottery kilns are a common feature in the archaeological record of different periods. However, these pyrotechnological installations still seldom target interdisciplinary investigations. To fill this gap our knowledge, an updraft kiln firing experiment was run at Campus Galli open-air museum (southern Germany) by team consisting experimental archaeologists, material scientists, geoarchaeologists, and palaeobotanists. The entire process from preparation raw materials to opening...
Abstract Most previous studies on Attic black gloss technology focused productions from Greece, especially Athens. However, the technique constitutes most widespread decoration practice across Mediterranean Archaic to Hellenistic periods. Focusing both and Atticising sites in Sicily Asia Minor, our work aims shed new light of this its transmission throughout during fourth century BCE. Additionally, investigate technological relationship between less common intentional red decorations, a...