The ancient Mediterranean trade in ceramic building materials : : a case study in Carthage and Beirut / / Philip Mills.

• Superior document: Roman and late antique Mediterranean pottery ; 2
• VerfasserIn: Mills, Philip,
• Place / Publishing House: Oxford : : Archaeopress,, [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Roman and late antique Mediterranean pottery ; 2.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 132 pages) :; illustrations, maps.

This study addresses the level of interregional trade of ceramic building material (CBM), traditionally seen as a high bulk low value commodity, within the ancient Mediterranean between the third century BC and the seventh century AD.

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Title Page
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 1 Introduction and Theory
• Chapter 2 Methodology
• Chapter 3 Analysis of the Fabrics
• Chapter 4 Taphonomic and Other Analysis
• Chapter 5 The Cultural Biography of CBM
• Chapter 6 Conclusions and Further
• Appendix I The Database
• Appendix II The Method of Thin Sectioning
• Bibliography.