Title Glass making in the Greco-Roman world : results of the ARCHGLASS project / edited by Patrick Degryse

Published Leuven, Belgium : Leuven University Press, ©2014

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Description 1 online resource (189 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Studies in archaeological sciences ; 4 Studies in archaeological sciences ; 4. Contents The archaeology and archaeometry of natron glass making / R.B. Scott, P. Degryse -- Western Mediterranean sands for ancient glass making / D. Brems, P. Degryse -- The Sr-Nd isotopic fingerprint of sand raw materials / D. Brems, M. Ganio, P. Degryse -- Trace elements in sand raw materials / D. Brems, P. Degryse -- The Sources of Natron / V. Devulder, P. Degryse -- Primary glass factories around the Mediterranean / P. Degryse, M. Ganio, S. Boyen, A. Blomme, B. Scott, D. Brems, M. Carremans, J. Honings, T. Fenn, F. Cattin Summary This book presents a reconstruction of the Hellenistic-Roman glass industry from the point of view of raw material procurement. Within the ERC funded ARCHGLASS project, the authors of this work developed new geochemical techniques to provenance primary glass making. They investigated both production and consumer sites of glass, and identified suitable mineral resources for glass making through geological prospecting. Because the source of the raw materials used in the manufacturing of natron glass can be determined, new insights in the trade of this material are revealed. While eastern Mediterranean glass factories were active throughout the Hellenistic to early Islamic period, western Mediterranean and possibly Italian and North African sources also supplied the Mediterranean world with raw glass in early Roman times. By combining archaeological and scientific data, the authors develop new interdisciplinary techniques for an innovative archaeological interpretation of glass trade in the Hellenistic-Roman world, highlighting the development of glass as an economic material Analysis Glass trade Hellenistic-Roman glass Raw material procurement Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes European Research Council (ERC) 240750 Subject Glassware, Ancient. Glassware, Classical. Glassware, Roman. Glassware -- Mediterranean Region -- History Glassware -- Middle East -- History Glassware industry -- Rome -- History Glassware industry -- Mediterranean Region -- History Glassware industry -- Middle East -- History Glass -- Rome -- History Glass -- Mediterranean Region -- History Glass -- Middle East -- History Glass manufacture -- Mediterranean Region -- History -- To 1500 Glass manufacture -- Mediterranean Region -- History Glass manufacture -- Middle East -- History Glass manufacture -- Rome -- History Archaeology by period -- region. Archaeology. Classical Greek and Roman archaeology. Humanities. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology. Antiquities. Glass. Glass manufacture. Glassware. Glassware, Ancient. Glassware, Classical. Glassware industry. Glassware, Roman. Rome -- Antiquities. Middle East -- Antiquities. Mediterranean Region -- Antiquities Mediterranean Region. Middle East. Rome (Empire) Genre/Form History. Form Electronic book Author Degryse, Patrick ISBN 9789461661579 9461661576 9462700079 9789462700079

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