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Local Potter’s reactions. Three case studies from southern Italy and Sicily

Authors :
Erich Kistler
Kai Riehle
Christian Heitz
Hans Mommsen
Birgit Öhlinger
Source :
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 39:103182
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2021.

Abstract

This paper presents the results of three NAA sample series from Ascoli Satriano (Apulia), Ripacandida (Basilicata) and Monte Iato (western Sicily). Based on the identification of the chemical patterns of each site, the study aimed to outline the range of local pottery production, as seen against the backdrop of cultural contacts in the course of the so-called Greek colonization. For this purpose, colonial and imported Greek vessels, supplemented by kitchen and coarse wares, were sampled alongside traditional indigenous pottery. The chronological framework covered the 8th/7th to the 4th c. BCE. The results revealed that a highly diverse pottery production existed from early on in areas of intensive cultural contacts and wide-ranging networks, as at Monte Iato. More remote areas, on the other hand, tended to remain integrated into networks of lesser scope; in these areas, local production was primarily limited to traditional wares and external stimuli were taken up rather late, if at all. In this context, the results are understood as reflecting potters’ reactions to local demand defined by social differentiation.

Details

ISSN :
2352409X
Volume :
39
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........0afd0b74a66e92f72ddd6d3ead7061da
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.103182