LRFW 1. Late Roman Fine Wares: Solving Problems of Typology and Chronology: A Review of the Evidence, Debate and New Contexts

Late Roman Fine Wares brings together specialist research on the typology and chronology of the principal fine table wares circulating around the late Roman Mediterranean. The volume concentrates particularly on African Red Slip Ware, Late Roman C and Late Roman D, using securely dated contexts to test and refine ceramic chronologies.

Pottery dating underpins the interpretation of countless late antique sites, so seemingly technical questions of form and sequence have wide archaeological consequences. Contributions compare assemblages and methods across the Mediterranean while addressing persistent problems of classification. Its refined ceramic chronology is designed as a working reference for archaeologists studying Roman and late antique material culture.