L’EAA organise chaque année un colloque visant à faire connaître les dernières recherches dans le domaine de l’archéologie en Europe mais aussi au-delà. En 2026, le colloque se tiendra à Athènes du 26 au 29 août.
L’appel à communication est ouvert jusqu’au 5 février. Les propositions doivent être soumises directement sur la plateforme dédiée de l’EAA : https://www.e-a-a.org/EAA2026/EAA2026/Home.aspx.
Deux sessions en particulier se rapportent à la céramique :
Session #85 “Pottery function and Past societies: A multi-disciplinary perspective”
La session #85 “Pottery function and Past societies: A multi-disciplinary perspective” (AAC complet : https://submissions.e-a-a.org/eaa2026/sessions/overview/index) vise à réunir des spécialistes (doctorants, post-doctorants, chercheurs) qui développent une approche multi-proxy pour étudier la fonction des poteries archéologiques. Elle prendra la forme de communications en anglais d’une durée de 15 minutes suivies d’une discussion. Des posters pourront également être proposés. Le mode présentiel est privilégié pour faciliter les échanges entre chercheurs mais il reste possible de présenter en distantiel.
Description :
Archaeological pots are often examined for their technological and stylistic characteristics,
yet their functional roles remain comparatively underexplored. Functional analysis
of pottery can provide valuable insights into food habits, ritual and craft activities of
past societies, which are strong identity markers that help define cultural groups and
understand their change through time and space. Such studies can shed light on the
different stages of food and drink processing, from the storage of foodstuffs to the
consumption of prepared meals and beverages, as well as the production of non-food
substances.
Identifying the actual function of archaeological pottery vessels, nevertheless, represents
a real challenge insofar as it requires the integrated study of morphometry (shape,
size and capacity), technological aspects (ceramic paste, surface treatment), use-wear
(outer soot deposit and inner charred residue, abrasions, attritions, etc.), and content
analysis such as microbotany (phytolith, starch analysis, charred macroremains identifications)
and organic chemistry (GC-MS, isotopes…).
This session invites contributions that employ multi-proxy approaches to investigate
pottery function and demonstrate its potential to address broader cultural questions.
By bringing together specialists in use-wear analysis, organic chemistry, archaebotany
and related fields, we aim to foster dialogue across disciplines, addressing various cultural
and social issues through the function of archaeological pottery in any time periods
and geographical areas.
Session organizers: Pauline Coat, Pauline Debels, Vanessa Forte, Annelou Van Gijn, Julien Vieugué
Session #92 “Hands, Clay, and Fire: People, Practices and Productions”
Description :
Pottery, one of the most ubiquitous materials, has long been the subject of extensive investigation, addressing every stage of its life cycle. The present study focuses on the production of pottery and terracotta objects—such as lamps, figurines, and architectural elements—in all its aspects.
This craft encompasses a complex system involving materials, tools, spaces and individuals. It requires knowledge, skills, and experience, through a series of chaînes opératoires from clay extraction to firing.
Techniques and styles developed and transformed in response to new functional requirements, changing tastes, innovations, technological advances, and broader social, cultural, and economic transformations.
Workspaces are also places of learning and transmission organized around a stable core of master craftsmen. They constitute dynamic loci of both material and immaterial culture, where knowledge is continuously negotiated and reshaped.
This panel focuses on all material, technical and social aspects of pottery and terracotta production prior to sale of goods, without chronological or geographical boundaries. Approaches emphasizing material, technical, and human dimensions of production are encouraged. By examining workshops as dynamic spaces of manufacture, innovation, and knowledge transmission, it fosters dialogue between archaeological, archaeometric, and anthropological perspectives.
We address the following topics:
- Workshop location and organization: spatial setting, internal organisation, from fuel-supply to clay treatment or drying and storage facilities
- Production techniques: raw materials, water availability, clay processing, surface treatment, firing procedures
- Tools and marks: potter’s wheels and molds, tools, as well as marks, signatures, and other identifying features
- Workshops as social communities: the roles of potters, training, transmission and specialization, interactions with other crafts and mobility of artisans
- Innovation and transformation: origins, mechanisms, and consequences of technological or organizational change
- Economic and cultural connections: market demands and fashion trends, processes of adaptation, acculturation, and cultural interaction.
Session organizers: Clementina Caputo, Julie Marchand, Natacha Massar, Elpiniki Naoum, Sonja Willems
OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
L'équipe du Céramopôle (12 janvier 2026). AAC EAA 2026 Athens. Céramopôle. Consulté le 14 avril 2026 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/15hlg