Glass Making in the Greco-Roman World: Results of the ARCHGLASS Project

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Author(s) Degryse, Patrick

Publisher Leuven Unversity Press, Belgium, Leuven

Published 2014

Subjects Humanities, Archaeology, Archaeology by period / region__Classical Greek and Roman archaeology

Abstract
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.
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Keywords Hellenistic-Roman glass
raw material procurement
glass trade

Language English

Number of pages 190

ISBN 9789462700079
9789461661579

Author(s)	Degryse, Patrick
Publisher	Leuven Unversity Press, Belgium, Leuven
Published	2014
Subjects	Humanities, Archaeology, Archaeology by period / region__Classical Greek and Roman archaeology
Abstract	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. More
Keywords	Hellenistic-Roman glass raw material procurement glass trade
Language	English
Number of pages	190
ISBN	9789462700079 9789461661579