Summer School on Roman pottery in the Adriatic (Aquliea, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, 22-26 Ottobre 2018)

Where:Congress hall of the National Archaeologicall Museum of Aquileia
When:22nd - 26th October 2018
Number of places available: max 20 Students
Application fee:100€ (incl. teaching materials, bibliography, books, coffee breaks, guided tours). Students of the University of Verona do not pay application fee.
How to apply:Send a CV to summerschoolaquileia@gmail.com
Credits and information:3 ECTS; summerschoolaquileia@gmail.com

GENERAL INFORMATION:
Periods in the Summer School’s focus: Late Republican to Late Roman (2nd BC - 6th century AD)
Major workshop activities: The main goal of the course is to provide theoretical and practical training experience on Roman pottery. The students will evaluate and appreciate similarities and differences in typological problems, approaches, methods, technique, design and material choice applied on different pottery classes. The participants will work with authentic pottery from the ancient city of Aquileia. Practical excercises in different techniques of pottery production will also be performed by the partecipants through the use of potter’s wheel and kiln especially arranged for the Summer School.

Scientifc coordination: Diana DOBREVA (Dipartimento di Culture e Civiltà, Università di Verona), Martin AUER (Institut für Archäologien, Universität Innsbruck), Florian SCHIMMER (Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum Mainz).

Main organising institutions: Università di Verona (Italy), Polo Museale del Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy), Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Aquileia (Italy), Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio del Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy), Fondazione Aquileia (Italy), Universität Innsbruck (Austria), Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum Mainz (Germany).