ABSTRACT

In this chapter will be presented the main approaches that Classical archaeologists have made to the objects and features considered most worthy of their attention.

A HISTORY OF POTTERY STUDIES

Fired clay is durable. Pots turn up in extraordinary quantities on Classical sites. Some ‘fine wares’ have attracted considerable attention because they have been classified as art or near art, and because their styles are often so recognisable, making them ideal tools for bringing to order the chaos of debris from the past.