Archeologia dell'artigianato e produzioni nella Sicilia romana: "proposte di metodo e prime applicazioni"

The IBAM-CNR team recently has carried out a comprehensive research program aimed at studying the dynamics of production, distribution and consumption of roman and byzantine pottery in eastern Sicily. The researches on hellenistic and roman material culture of Syracuse allowed to deal with many issues on the pottery found in the catacombs of Santa Lucia. The materials come largely from kiln dumps and include both wasters and finished pottery. Researches have been aimed to the contextualization of archaeological evidence and in particular to the topographical and chronological definition of the kilns area, to the acquisition of new documentation and to reconstruct the organization of production processes. The researches were also focused on archaeological site of Santa Venera al Pozzo, a late roman production center in eastern Sicily. Between 2015 and 2016, the IBAM team conducted an extensive geophysical survey (GPR, ERT and Magnetometry) in order to identify and define the production area.