The Roman Kilns Project

Research project at Politecnico di Milano for the study of kilns and the technology of ceramic production in #Umbria #UpperTiberValley

[The Roman Kilns Project @RomanKiln]

Firing like the Romans: building of a fully functional replica of a Roman kiln in #Umbria (Italy) funded by Arts and Humanities Impact Fund Award, University of Cambridge, and designed by Politecnico di Milano
@UCamArchaeology @polimi

[Letizia Ceccarelli @lc368]

Il Sarcofago degli Sposi è salvo: una pedana hi-tech contro le vibrazioni dei tram - la Repubblica https://t.co/mBEpXIJFsm

[Letizia Ceccarelli @lc368]

I just published an article on the production of the Roman kilns at Montelabate (PG) on BdA online. The volume is available at https://t.co/4mn0S4IsJo

#Archaeology #kiln #pottery #production #amphorae

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Il convegno e’ in streaming https://t.co/2eK1TtSU4v

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Sabato 18 novembre 2023 a Perugia presentazione degli scavi a Montelabate 2016-2018

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Sabato 18 novembre 2023 a Perugia presentazione degli scavi a Montelabate 2016-2018

[Letizia Ceccarelli @lc368]

In questo sito si è usato il testo di un mio contributo del 2018 sui mattoni crudi, in modo quasi letterale, rammentando anche le fornaci di Montelabate senza citarne minimamente la fonte https://t.co/dsr8OuNSTT

[Centre Jean Bérard @CJB_CnrsEfr]

📣#Coupdecoeur - #ACoR - Atlas des techniques de la Construction Romaine en #openaccess sur #HumaNum Le corpus concerne un large champ géographique et chronologique 👉 https://t.co/kRcoeGuBQJ

#archéologie #Atlas #Construction #étudedubâti #Construction #monderomain #techniques

[Pompeii Sites @pompeii_sites]

Primo giorno ufficiale del neo Direttore Generale del Parco Archeologico di #Pompei @GZuchtriegel⤵️✍️

https://t.co/cDPcu48LAv

[Dr Sophie Hay @pompei79]

Just devastated to hear of the death of Simon Keay. Talking to mutual friends in our grief this morning made me appreciate how much Simon had been at the heart of so many happy and enduring friendships as a result of his archaeological projects. He brought out the best in us.

[Stephen Kay @stephenjohnkay]

Lost for words. Simon Keay has been a huge influence on me. A brilliant scholar, a generous, kind and passionate man. Learnt of his passing this morning as I was at Portus pursuing our research @the_bsr @sotonarch @parcostiantica. Will be greatly missed. Cheers boss x

[The Roman Kilns Project @RomanKiln]

@Pottedhistory Calcite will decompose at 750C then recombining with aluminium and silica forming temperature phases such as gehlenite, diopside and hercynite.

[The Roman Kilns Project @RomanKiln]

@Pottedhistory This article discusses some of the compositional analysis results on firing process of amphorae https://t.co/3RQxj8lbE4

[The Roman Kilns Project @RomanKiln]

Really interesting thread on spiked amphorae. Flat bottomed ones produced in the Upper Tiber valley, so-called Spello type, were much smaller, containing about 19/20 litres of wine. Shape functional for river trade by boats.

[Graham Taylor @Pottedhistory]

1/8 I'm often asked "Why do amphorae have pointed bases?" and as a potter who has now made hundreds of them, I have to say that it's something that I have thought about a lot. For a start they'd be a lot easier to make if they had a flat base. As it is you start throwing from..

[Letizia Ceccarelli @lc368]

In the territory of Asisium there were the figlinae of Caius Mimisius, producing in the early Imperial Period. Today seven stamped tiles are known #production #RegioVI #Umbria

[The Roman Kilns Project @RomanKiln]

@The_Sherd_Nerd @sherdnerdE @Pottedhistory @PoultonProject @romanpottery @Tileman_and_son Any specific period or area? If just general interest the Handbook of Mediterranean pottery is the best. Even the Potsherd website, there are bibliographic references.

[Pompeii Sites @pompeii_sites]

Cordoglio per il Prof. Mario Torelli: https://t.co/ItS4j4ClcI

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Finally, after three days of firing the kiln is open. As in antiquity, it is a mystical experience.
Firing like the Romans at Montelabate #experimental #archaeology #kiln #pottery #Umbria https://t.co/xdZMhuc1mZ

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@electricarchaeo @lc368

[The Roman Kilns Project @RomanKiln]

@electricarchaeo @lc368 Expecially at 37 degrees Celsius!