Paynter, S. and Jackson, C.M. (2016) Re-used Roman rubbish: a thousand years of recycling glass. Post-Classical Archaeologies, 6. pp. 31-52. ISSN 2039-7895
Abstract
The suitability of glass for re-melting and recycling was widely exploited in the past. This paper reviews the evidence, particularly for the 1st millennium AD, using examples from Western Europe. For much of this period glass was produced on a large-scale at a relatively small number of specialised glassmaking sites, which supplied numerous dispersed workshops where glass was modified and shaped. This is only part of the picture however, because the glassmakers, glassworkers and consumers were also linked by a complex, interdependent cycle of supply, use, discard, salvage and re-use, making recycling an essential part of interpreting archaeological glass.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 SAP Società Archeologica. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Post-Classical Archaeologies. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of Archaeology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 08 Nov 2016 12:07 |
Last Modified: | 02 Nov 2017 19:13 |
Published Version: | http://www.postclassical.it/PCA_Vol.6.html |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAP Società Archeologica |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:106273 |