• Principal Investigator: Dr. Kamila Nocoń

    Contact: k.nocon@uw.edu.pl

    Project term:

    October 2020 to October 2023

    Budget:

    PLN 635 216

    Funding:

    National Science Centre in Poland, Sonatina 4, 2020/36/C/HS3/00173

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  • Production and consumption of cooking pottery from the research of the Paphos Agora Project on Cyprus in the Middle and Late Roman periods (3rd–7th century CE) on the background of political, economic and social changes

    Keywords: cooking pottery, Nea Paphos, Cyprus, Late Roman period, thin section petrography, archaeometry, WD-XRF, regional approach, chaîne opératoire

    The research on pottery is one of the keys to detailing regional connectivity and the degree of technological diversity of ancient societies. What’s more, it directs the reconstruction of many processes of cultural nature, including local developments, and relations between regions in broader economic systems.

    The project aims to present new evidence on the examination and characterization of Middle and Late Roman cooking pottery (3rd–7th century CE), recovered during archaeological excavations from the Agora and trial trenches in Nea Paphos. The research mainly focuses on:
    (1) investigation of local production of cooking pottery and its manufacture developments, which will enable to shed light on the changes that occurred in the micro economy in the region of Nea Paphos,
    (2) systematizing information on groups of cooking pottery from supra-regional and long-distance production centers and extend the role of cooking pottery in the economical patterns of distribution.

    Integrated research methods will be used, including comprehensive archaeological examination and archaeometric approaches (thin section petrography and chemical analyses – WD XRF). These will help to understand the provenance, technological details, and patterns of supply of studied pottery. Placing the groups in a historical context will give a picture of the consumption of cooking pottery in Nea Paphos and will supplement current knowledge of the nature of the relationship between Nea Paphos, the neighborhood, and distant locations.

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