| Roman Pottery (Interpreting the Past Series) |
 | Author: Kevin Greene
Publisher: University of California Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 1693200
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 64
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7 x 0.3
ISBN: 0520080319
Dewey Decimal Number: 937
EAN: 9780520080317
Publication Date: July 3, 1992
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The sheer abundance of pottery found on Roman sites throughout Europe and Asia makes it essential to our understanding of the ancient societies that created it. This book explains how traditional methods of classification have been supplemented by modern scientific and computer-based analysis, thereby encouraging specialists to ask an ever-widening range of questions. Whether the answers include the date of an excavated deposit, the technology of manufacture, or the wealth and trading activity of the settlement, the conclusions that can now be drawn from Roman pottery are proving invaluable in our efforts to interpret the past.
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Dig this book! June 24, 2000
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is an excellent introduction to the broad topic of Roman pottery. There are many fine books on Greek pottery (note particularly the World of Art series by Boardman), but few scholarly overviews of the artefacts and study of Roman pottery that highlight how valuable it is for interpreting and understanding Roman society. This easily accessible book, written clearly and with good illustrations, complements Greene's "Archaeology of the Roman Economy", a must for any student of Rome. I had previously borrowed this book for study, but found it so valuable and enjoyable that I had to buy it through amazon.com!
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