The sociology of pottery in ancient Palestine / Bryant G. Wood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wood, Bryant G., 1936-

Series:

JSOT/ASOR monograph series ; no. 4.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series., 0309-0787 ; 103

JSOT/ASOR monographs, 0267-5684 ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pottery, Ancient--Palestine.

Pottery, Ancient.

Palestine--Antiquities.

Palestine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (153 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, England : JSOT Press, 1990.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This fundamental study offers a reconstruction of the social world in which pottery was manufactured, distributed and used in ancient Palestine. Part I concludes that ceramic wares in the Bronze and Iron Ages were mass-produced for commercial sale by small workshops, probably family owned and operated. The technological level was high, with potters' wheels and permanent kilns being used. Part II argues that ceramic styles were rapidly spread throughout Palestine, primarily by itinerant merchants who sold ordinary household wares over great distances.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Introduction; PART I. THE NATURE OF THE CERAMIC INDUSTRY; Evidence for Mass Production; The Potter's Wheel; Miscellaneous Fabrication Equipment; The Kiln; Pottery Workshops; Potters' Marks; Potters' Guilds; Summary and Conclusions; PART II. THE DIFFUSION OF CERAMIC STYLE; Spatial Diffusion of Ceramic Style; Temporal Variability of Ceramic Style; Vessel Lifespan; Summary and Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of Authors.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611804206

9781281804204

1281804207

9780567294999

0567294994

OCLC:

646687552