Village Potters of the Troodos Mountains

Village Potters of the Troodos Mountains: Ceramic Production in Agios Demetrios, Cyprus 1891-2002, by Gloria London, is a study of four generations of female potters working in a remote Cypriot mountain village. Their coil-built jars, jugs, cookware, beehives, ovens, and decorative pots are the subject of the author's ethnoarchaeological research, including her quantitative data on pot sizes, production rates, firing times, and rate of loss. This data will serve archaeologists worldwide who are concerned with craft specialization and standardization, learning frameworks, markings on pots, and identifying production locations.



by Gloria London



Part I Traditional Village Potters Chapter 1 Village Red Wares Chapter 2 Pottery Handmade in Cyprus Chapter 3 Agios Demetrios: A Century of Female Potters Chapter 4 Ceramic Repertoire Chapter 5 Red and White Clays Chapter 6 Manufacture Chapter 7 Workspaces and Tools Chapter 8 Kiln Firings Chapter 9 Surface Treatments on Household Pottery Chapter 10 Sacred Rituals and Funerary Uses of Pottery Part II Implications for Ancient Pottery Industries Chapter 11 Craft Specialists as a Template for Ancient Counterparts Chapter 12 Differences in Two Communities of Practice Chapter 13 Change versus Continuity over One Hundred Years Chapter 14 The Learning Framework and Intergenerational and Interfamilial Variations Chapter 15 Where to Find Reused Pots and Sherds Chapter 16 Trade and the Silent Language of Incised Marks Chapter 17 How and Where to Find Production Locations Chapter 18 Conclusions Appendix A: Genealogies of Forty-Six Potters in Agios Demetrios Appendix B: Manufacture Times for Ovens, Jars, Jugs, Incense Burners, and Cookware Appendix C: Pottery in Kitchens and Courtyards at Agios Demetrios Appendix D: Wheel-thrown Pottery from Kofinou Village Appendix E: Wine Fermentation Jars at Agios Demetrios Appendix F: Donations to the Cyprus Museum in 1986 Appendix G: Agios Demetrios Heritage Collection Inventory Glossary of Pottery Terms