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Beyond Britain
A foreigners perspective on international Samian
research opportunities
Marinus PolakRadboud UniversityNijmegen NL
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WHY ?

• present day archaeology generates a mass of new
  research data demanding adequate processing and
  analysis
• the quality of basic data must be secured by
  training and providing tools and standards
• there is need of a relevant context for analysis
  and relevant research questions.

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problems of decoration

• the fragmentation of available literature
• the near absence of practical guides and
  guidelines like decorative schemes or ovolos
  leading in the right direction for
  identification
• the overall art historical that is
  context-less approach of must past research
  resulting in vague and unverifiable stylistic
  attributions and dates.

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i.e. Huld-Zetsche, Trier Werkstatt I
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problems of stamps

• Oswalds index is out of date and lacks
  illustrations
• relevant recent literature is very fragmented
• stamps from kiln sites are usually either
  unpublished or badly illustrated
• the problem of wandering potters is complicated
  by our inability to identify most of the (esp.
  East Gaulish) fabrics.

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problems of plain ware

• our inability to identify most of the (esp. East
  Gaulish) fabrics
• the jungle of forms, their inadequate definitions
  and confusing labels.

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WHAT ? gt tools

• (internet) tools to facilitate and improve
  identification of decoration, stamps and forms
• fabric reference collections providing series of
  11 images of fresh breaks and surfaces per
  fabric
• conspectus formarum of Gaulish vessel types
  providing series of illustrations per type.

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WHAT ? gt context

• economic issues, e.g. internal organization of
  potteries, distribution mechanisms
• social issues, e.g. user preferences in certain
  spheres (military vs. civilian, graves vs.
  household)
• research agenda.

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international cooperation
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