A CERAMIC WORKSHOP OF THE EARLY BYZANTINE PERIOD ON THE ISLAND OF LIPSI IN THE DODECANESE (GREECE): A PRELIMINARY APPROACH (co- authors: E. Papavassiliou, Eir. Papanikolaou) (original) (raw)
2014, N. Poulou-Papadimitriou, E. Nodarou, V. Kilikoglou, LRCW4, Late Roman Coarse Wares, Cooking Wares and Amphorae in the Mediterranean, Archaeology and Arcaeometry. The Mediterannean: a market without frontiers, BAR IS 2616 (I), 2014, 159-168
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The study presents preliminary findings from archaeological excavations of a ceramic workshop dating to the early Byzantine period located on the island of Lipsi, part of the Dodecanese in Greece. Initial explorations revealed four rectangular kilns along with associated production buildings, providing insight into the ceramic production processes of the time. The research emphasizes the need for further analysis of pottery sherds and aims to classify the products emerging from this workshop, thus forming a chronological framework for Byzantine ceramics.
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