Roman Pottery in the South-Eastern Balkans From Production to Distribution
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22–23/10/2026
British School at Athens, Upper House,
52 Souedias Street, Athens, Greece
Conference
Roman Pottery in the South-Eastern Balkans
From Production to Distribution
The conference will focus on local pottery production during the Roman period in the southern and south-
eastern regions of the Balkan Peninsula, particularly within the Roman provinces of Thrace, Moesia Inferior,
Dacia, and Macedonia. Across these regions, numerous pottery workshops have already been identified,
producing substantial quantities of wheel-made tableware, cooking vessels, and storage containers, often
alongside traditional handmade pottery. The scale and variability of local production must have been
considerable; in inland Thrace, for instance, the majority of pottery found in rural contexts was locally
produced, while imports were virtually negligible.
However, despite the prevalence of local pottery on many archaeological sites, the number of dedicated
studies on the subject remains disproportionately low. Even fewer comprehensive studies or specialized
conferences address the production and distribution of local pottery. This conference therefore aims to
provide an open forum for sharing and discussing various aspects of Roman pottery production in the
southern and south-eastern Balkan Peninsula, focusing on direct or indirect evidence of production as well
as on investigating circulation patterns, consumer preferences and patterns of consumption.
The chronological framework of the conference spans the Late Republic to the Imperial period,
approximately from the 2 century BC to the 4 century AD.
The main topics the conference aims to address:
· Typology and chronology of various regional pottery groups
· Production centres and their organization
· Technological aspects of ceramic production
· Pottery function and utilization
· Patterns and mechanisms of distribution
· Economic, social, and cultural significance of pottery production and consumption
· The application of scientific analyses to address any of the above issues
The proceedings of the conference will be published in thematic issue of Studia Hercynia, an open access
peer reviewed journal currently classified as a Q2 according to Scopus.
The submission for abstracts will open in March 2026!
On behalf of the organizers,
Dr. Petra Tušlová and Dr. Dimitris Grigoropoulos
Institute of Classical Archaeology, Charles University, Prague; Fitch Laboratory, British School at Athens
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German Archaeological Institute at Athens
22–23/10/2026
British School at Athens, Upper House,
52 Souedias Street, Athens, Greece
Conference
Roman Pottery in the South-Eastern Balkans
From Production to Distribution
The conference will focus on local pottery production during the Roman period in the southern and south-
eastern regions of the Balkan Peninsula, particularly within the Roman provinces of Thrace, Moesia Inferior,
Dacia, and Macedonia. Across these regions, numerous pottery workshops have already been identified,
producing substantial quantities of wheel-made tableware, cooking vessels, and storage containers, often
alongside traditional handmade pottery. The scale and variability of local production must have been
considerable; in inland Thrace, for instance, the majority of pottery found in rural contexts was locally
produced, while imports were virtually negligible.
However, despite the prevalence of local pottery on many archaeological sites, the number of dedicated
studies on the subject remains disproportionately low. Even fewer comprehensive studies or specialized
conferences address the production and distribution of local pottery. This conference therefore aims to
provide an open forum for sharing and discussing various aspects of Roman pottery production in the
southern and south-eastern Balkan Peninsula, focusing on direct or indirect evidence of production as well
as on investigating circulation patterns, consumer preferences and patterns of consumption.
The chronological framework of the conference spans the Late Republic to the Imperial period,
approximately from the 2 century BC to the 4 century AD.
The main topics the conference aims to address:
· Typology and chronology of various regional pottery groups
· Production centres and their organization
· Technological aspects of ceramic production
· Pottery function and utilization
· Patterns and mechanisms of distribution
· Economic, social, and cultural significance of pottery production and consumption
· The application of scientific analyses to address any of the above issues
The proceedings of the conference will be published in thematic issue of Studia Hercynia, an open access
peer reviewed journal currently classified as a Q2 according to Scopus.
The submission for abstracts will open in March 2026!
On behalf of the organizers,
Dr. Petra Tušlová and Dr. Dimitris Grigoropoulos
Institute of Classical Archaeology, Charles University, Prague; Fitch Laboratory, British School at Athens
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German Archaeological Institute at Athens