Contextualizing the Operational Sequence: Pompeian Bakeries as a Case Study

Monteix, Nicolas

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“…Such structuring of tasks may be reflected archaeologically by their physical location on the ground. This has been elegantly demonstrated by Monteix (2016) in his case study of Pompeian bakeries. 1 A similar approach has been taken by Keller and Keller (1996) in looking at blacksmithing and, although they do not use the term chaîne the ideas of process and space are closely linked.…”

Section: The Chaîne Opératoire As a Tool For Understanding Production Spacementioning

confidence: 84%

“…It is hoped that enough has been shown to demonstrate the utility of Monteix's (2016) method of relating the chaîne opératoire to spatial distributions and its power as an aid to archaeological interpretation.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Fortunately, most products require a number of set manufacturing stages and these can be observed ethnographically and inferred archaeologically, albeit with caution. Monteix (2016) points out that not all of the bakeries in his study had all of the features which might be expected, thus tempering (Monteix 2016, 156) 7 might be done at a location away from the workshop and one should be aware that in some instances clay preparation or even firing might be done away from the workshop.…”

Section: Clay Drying (Stage Ii)mentioning

confidence: 94%

“…One of the shortcomings of the chaîne opératoire concept as it has frequently been used is that it has often done little more than list the steps in a production sequence. Whilst this is a valuable observation to make those steps are often well known, as for example in pottery production, and the concept is capable of greater utility as Monteix (2016) has demonstrated.…”

Section: The Chaîne Opératoirementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The approach taken by Monteix (2016) is to attempt to map the stages of production onto the physical spaces in which they took place. However, there are potential problems in doing this in the ancient Egyptian context, not least because it is likely that the stages of at least some crafts took place outside the workshop building itself, in the courtyard or other open areas (Shaw 2004, 17) or even in the street itself.…”

Section: Raw Materials Transportmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Pottery Production in Egypt: the chaîne opératoire as a Heuristic Tool

Nicholson

2018

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The main steps in the production of pottery are well known and are often similar across much of the world. However, the loci of production where such steps took place, namely the workshops/workspaces, have traditionally attracted less attention from Egyptologists than have the major religious and funerary monuments. In the past three decades or so, however, there has been an increased emphasis on settlement archaeology and ‘daily life’ and this shift has increased the importance of understanding production loci.This paper attempts to use the concept of the chaîne opératoire in association with spatial information in the way which Monteix (2016) has done in his study of Pompeian bakeries in an attempt to better understand the layout of workshops and to identify potential gaps in the archaeological record.

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Section: The Chaîne Opératoire As a Tool For Understanding Production Spacementioning

confidence: 84%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Clay Drying (Stage Ii)mentioning

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Section: The Chaîne Opératoirementioning

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