Tracing Networks

Craft Traditions in the Ancient Mediterranean and Beyond

Fieldwork 2010-11. Su Padrigheddu

Research Context

Phoenician settlements in Iron Age Sardinia and the study areaThe first campaign of study of the Colonial Traditions project was carried out in the months of May and June of 2010 and focused on finds from the indigenous site of Su Padrigheddu, which are stored in the local museum of San Vero Milis…read more

Methodology

Sampling Iron Age pottery from Su Padrigheddu in the archaeology laboratory at the University of GlasgowIn order to meet the overall project aims and to explore the chaînes opératoires of Iron Age ceramic production, research is focused on defining local ceramic fabrics and the study of manufacturing techniques… read more

Results

Phoenician pottery from Su Padrigheddu A selection of 129 ceramic fragments, which appears to document a variety of interaction between local inhabitants and newcomers during the Iron Age, was identified for study …read more

 

 

Funding bodies:

the Leverhulme Trust the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland, the John Robertson Bequest