Roman pottery in the archaeological record

A model of the life cycle of Roman pottery

Background considerations

Manufacture and distribution

Prime use

The reuse of Amphorae as packaging containers

The reuse of Amphorae for purposes other than as packaging containers

The reuse of the other functional categories of pottery

Maintenance

Recycling

Discard and reclamation

Modeling the formation of the Roman pottery record

Amphora classes referred to in the text.