Theme:
1. The Material Record: Current Trends and Future Directions
Session format:
Regular session
Title:
Crafts in the Roman World: Production, Distribution, and Pedagogy
Content:
Whether for private use within the household or to create surplus product for trade, the production of crafts would have been a pervasive part of life for many of the inhabitants of the pre-modern world. With a mix of household production, small scale communal workshops, as well as industrial scale factories and warehouses, the Roman world provides a rich and diverse environment to examine crafting in its many forms. This panel seeks to examine all stages of craft production, ranging from the dissemination of the skill sets required and the process of procuring materials to the ways in which craftspeople laboured to produce their goods and how these products were distributed. There will also be interest in the place of craftspeople within wider society, their status and identities, both from the perspective of household production as well as industrial scale operations. This panel seeks to develop a conversation on how the lived experience of craft production shaped the lives and wider society of those involved and offer new perspective into life during the Roman period.
Keywords:
Roman archaeology, Crafts, Classics, Identity, Craftspeople
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Session associated with CAA:
no
Session associated with DGUF:
no
Session associated with other:
Main organiser:
Kaja Stemberger Flegar (Slovenia) 1
Co-organisers:
Jason Lundock (United States) 2
Affiliations:
1. PJP d.o.o.
2. Full Sail University
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