The Tracing the Potter’s Wheel Project (TPW)

An Integrated Archaeological Investigation of the Potter’s Wheel in the Bronze Age Aegean

Bibliographic Data

ID12940437
AuthorsJill Hilditch (0000-0002-8313-7402, University of Amsterdam, corresponding author), Caroline Jeffra (0000-0001-7413-3402, University of Amsterdam), Loes Opgenhaffen (0000-0001-8940-8878, University of Amsterdam)
Year2021
Volume12
Issue2
Pages345-355
Publication date2021-12-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInterdisciplinaria Archaeologica - Natural Sciences in Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1804-848X • E-ISSN: 2336-1220
PublisherArcheologické centrum Olomouc (PUBLISHER • CZ)
DOI10.24916/iansa.2021.2.17
OpenAlexW4206042649
LanguageEN
Citations received4

This backstory article discusses the work of the Tracing the Potter’s Wheel Project (TPW), an integrated archaeological research project using the potter’s wheel as a prism through which to investigate the transmission of craft knowledge in the Bronze Age Aegean. The TPW methodology integrates theoretical perspectives on social interactions, technological processes and innovation, with experimental, 3D digital and analytical methods for visualising and interpreting ceramics. Two central goals have emerged: to provide high-quality resources and standardised guidelines for researchers to learn how to technologically assess assemblages in their own research, and to broadly define the nature of the uptake and use of the pottery wheel in the Aegean during the Late Bronze Age

Archaeological science · Archaeology · Art · Bronze Age · Craft · Pottery · Visual arts · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts

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