Title The ancient Mediterranean trade in ceramic building materials : a case study in Carthage and Beirut / Philip Mills

Published Oxford : Archaeopress, [2013] ©2013

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour) Series Roman and late antique Mediterranean pottery ; 2 Roman and late antique Mediterranean pottery ; 2. Contents Chapter 1 Introduction and Theory; Chapter 2 Methodology; Chapter 3 Analysis of the Fabrics; Chapter 4 Taphonomic and Other Analysis; Chapter 5 The Cultural Biography of CBM; Chapter 6 Conclusions and Further Work Summary This study addresses the level of interregional trade of ceramic building material (CBM), traditionally seen as a high bulk low value commodity, within the ancient Mediterranean between the third century BC and the seventh century AD. It examines the impact of different modes of production, distribution and consumption of CBM and how archaeological assemblages differ from what is predicted by current models of the ancient economy. It also explores how CBM can be used to investigate cultural identity and urban form Notes Available through Archaeopress Digital Subscription Service Audience Specialized Notes Online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 16, 2016) Subject Ceramics -- History Excavations (Archaeology) -- Tunisia -- Carthage (Extinct city) Excavations (Archaeology) -- Lebanon -- Beirut Classical Greek & Roman archaeology. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology Antiquities Ceramics Excavations (Archaeology) SUBJECT Carthage (Extinct city) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85020502 Beirut (Lebanon) -- Antiquities Subject Lebanon -- Beirut Tunisia -- Carthage (Extinct city) Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Archaeopress, publisher. ISBN 1784910678 9781784910679

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