Ergasteria: Premises and Processes of Creation in Antiquity
Ergasteria offers insights into aspects of creation, manufacture and processing in antiquity, viewing craftsmen and artists in their socio-cultural and geopolitical setting. New finds from Greece, North Africa, the Black Sea, Italy and Central Europe provide a trigger for discussion. Bronze foundrie...
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Archaeopress Archaeology
2025
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