Books by Dean Peeters
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Shaping Regionality in Socio-Economic Systems: Late Hellenistic-Late Roman Ceramic Production, Circulation, and Consumption in Boeotia, Central Greece (c. 150 BC-AD 700) sheds some necessary light on local economies from the (late) Hellenistic to the Late Roman period. The concepts of regions and regionality are employed to explore the complexity of ancient economies and (ceramic) variability and change in Boeotia (Central Greece), largely on the basis of the survey data generated by the Boeotia Project for Thespiae, Askra, Hyettos, Tanagra and their surroundings. The analysis illustrates the existence of a range of (micro-)regions within Boeotia that are characterised by patterns and differences in ceramic production, variable intensities of interaction in larger networks, and consumer preferences and/or variability in aspects of consumption. By putting this patterning in a broader context, this study shows that spatio-temporal differences in the production and circulation of pottery (as well as differences in something which might be called the ‘performance’ of ancient economies) are shaped by geographical factors, by the ways in which communities and interaction were organised institutionally, by aspects of agency and by the unfolding of history. Although we can observe these three main factors that contributed to the shaping of regional differences, such processes were contextually-embedded and took root on a very local scale through various forms of agency and consumption practices. The book shows that we can gain a better understanding of the ways in which regions emerged, were articulated, and maintained, and how regions and local economies functioned from within through the detailed study of ceramics and other relevant data on Boeotia and the wider ancient world.
(Archaeology and Economy in the Ancient World – Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Classical Archaeology, Cologne/Bonn 2018, Vol. 49, 2021
While the impact of major societal transformations on town and country has always been a central ... more While the impact of major societal transformations on town and country has always been a central topic in field survey archaeology, recent methodological and theoretical advances are offering novel perspectives on this subject. Increasingly intensive field walking techniques, artefact collection strategies and both typological and technological artefact studies have transformed our understanding of rural settlements and ceramic consumption, especially of local (coarse) wares. These developments enable us to study changes in local systems of production and exchange with much more spatial and chronological detail, and in turn contribute to a revision of the impact that large-scale transformations had on local settlement systems and economies.
The papers in this volume explore how survey archaeology can refine our understanding of the links between socio-political change and local economic landscapes. Focusing on different micro-regions in Italy and Greece, the papers present new work that combines archaeological field surveys and ceramic research. Using both tested and novel methodologies, they explore socio-economic change (in consumer practices, systems of agricultural and artisanal production, exchange networks) in the context of the development of the Greek polis, of Roman expansion in different parts of Italy, and of the transformation of Late Antique (local) landscapes in Italy and Greece.
Chapters, papers and articles by Dean Peeters
This paper strives to go beyond the common, traditional points on an archaeological map by illust... more This paper strives to go beyond the common, traditional points on an archaeological map by illustrating the potential, as well as biases and limitations, of using large numbers of ceramic-based data to obtain a more nuanced understanding of the complex traces of past human action in an urban and peri-urban setting. An extramural area to the north of the ancient city of Tanagra (Boeotia, Central Greece), which was studied through intensive field survey by the Ancient Cities of Boeotia Project between 2000 and 2006, is used as a case-study. Geophysical research shows that this area appears to have been almost void of structures during the last phase of major occupation in the Late Roman period. The body of Late Hellenistic to Late Roman ceramics collected on the surface, however, reflects some activities here. By evaluating these ceramics from a spatial and quantitative comparative perspective, unique snapshots of the intensity, chronology and nature of the activities can potentially be created. But the formation of the surface record, biases during field collection and macroscopic study of the ceramics, and the small size of analytical samples for some periods influence and limit our interpretations. In all, Tanagra may serve as a case in point regarding typical issues in survey archaeology and pottery studies.
Journal of Greek Archaeology 6, 2021
Part of the free sampler of Journal of Greek Archaeology 6, available at: https://www.archaeopres... more Part of the free sampler of Journal of Greek Archaeology 6, available at: https://www.archaeopress.com/product/defaultAll.asp?Series=Journal+of+Greek+Archaeology.
Peeters, D., 2021. Geographies, institutions, and agencies: Ceramic and socio-economic regions and regionality in (Late) Hellenistic-Late Roman Boeotia, Central Greece (c. 150 BC-AD 700). Journal of Greek Archaeology 6, 291-327.
City-Hinterland Relations on the Move? The Impact of Socio-Political Change on Local Economies from the Perspective of Survey Archaeology: Panel 11.3. Archaeology and Economy in the Ancient World – Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Classical Archaeology, Cologne/Bonn 2018, Vol. 49, 2021
Part of an open access volume, available at: https://books.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/propylaeum/catalo... more Part of an open access volume, available at: https://books.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/propylaeum/catalog/book/852?lang=en
Referencing:
Peeters, D., 2021. Some Observations and Thoughts on the Approach of Local Economies and (Micro-)Regions based on Ceramic Production, Circulation, and Consumption in Late Antique Boeotia, in T. de Haas, D. Peeters and L. Pinchetti (eds.) City-Hinterland Relations on the Move? The Impact of Socio-Political Change on Local Economies from the Perspective of Survey Archaeology: Panel 11.3. Archaeology and Economy in the Ancient World – Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Classical Archaeology, Cologne/Bonn 2018, Vol. 49. Heidelberg: Propylaeum, 15-24.
Teiresias. A review and bibliography of Boiotian studies (http://www.teiresias-journal.org)
This... more Teiresias. A review and bibliography of Boiotian studies (http://www.teiresias-journal.org)
This introductory statement is based upon a dissertation that is currently in preparation at the University of Cologne in the framework of DFG Research Training Group 1878 ‘Archaeology of Pre-Modern Economies’, which is a joint project of the Archaeological Institutes of the University of Cologne and the University of Bonn (http://www.wirtschaftsarchaeologie.de/). The doctoral thesis is supervised by Prof. Dr. Michael Heinzelmann (University of Cologne), Prof. Dr. Martin Bentz (University of Bonn), and Prof. Dr. John Bintliff (University of Edinburgh) (working title: ‘Shaping regionality in complex economic systems. Late Hellenistic – Late Roman pottery production, distribution and consumption in Boeotia, Central Greece (150 BCE – 700 CE)’)
Island, Mainland, Coastland and Hinterland: Ceramic Perspectives on Connectivity in the Ancient Mediterranean. Proceedings of the Conference held at the University of Amsterdam, 1-3 February 2013
One of the cities that has been studied during the long tradition of survey archaeology in Boeoti... more One of the cities that has been studied during the long tradition of survey archaeology in Boeotia is the city of Tanagra, which is positioned strategically in a relatively fertile area along the Asopos-river, famous in myth, in southeast Boeotia (Farinetti 2011, 214). Tanagra was studied from a topographical and historiographical perspective by Roller in the 1970s and 1980s, who concluded that ‘in the late second century the city began to fade […], although there was a Church of the Trinity, the city was on the decline well before that, and is little noted after the Severan period’ (Roller 1989, 140). During the subsequent intensive field survey by the Boeotia Project, however, large numbers of sherds with a Late Roman chronology (AD 400-650/700) were collected on the surface of Tanagra and its hinterland (Bintliff et al. 2008, 563). Compared to the Early Roman Imperial and Mid Roman periods, the number of sherds collected on the city’s surface which can be ascribed a Late Roman chronology seems to be remarkably high. While one should be careful in equaling this relatively large number of Late Roman ceramics with, for example, population figures, it seems reasonable to state that there was a substantial phase of occupation at Tanagra in this span of time. Geophysical and architectural examinations that were carried out at this site by the Boeotia Project under the direction of B. Slapšak provide ample evidence for a re-walling of the city during the Late Roman period and provide interesting insights into the ancient infrastructure of this city, as several features such as an ‘upper Agora’ and a ‘lower Agora’, as well as Roman baths and Early Christian churches could be identified on the basis of this research (Bintliff and Slapšak 2007, 15-17; Bintliff et al. 2014, 25-26). As it is hard to relate the assemblages of ceramics on the surface of Tanagra to individual domestic units that play a central role in discussions on ancient housing, this paper will turn to functional zoning, which is a commonly applied approach in survey archaeology to break down a city into smaller units for the comparative evaluation of bodies of ceramics. In this way several presumed functional zones will be approached with reference to so-called ‘domestic assemblages’ and evaluate if and how we should apply this terminology on the assemblages of ceramics that were collected on the surface of Tanagra.
Book Reviews by Dean Peeters
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Editorial by Dean Peeters
INTER-SECTION (http://www.inter-section.nl) is an open-access journal that provides a platform fo... more INTER-SECTION (http://www.inter-section.nl) is an open-access journal that provides a platform for research carried out by students of the Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University. This initiative is the result of an interactive discussion raised during the two-day symposium ‘Archaeology in Transition’, celebrating the opening of the 'van Steenis Building' in September 2014. The group of internationally renowned speakers was interested to find out the reasons why only very little students publish the research they perform during their studies, while there is increasingly expected more from recently graduated students. In discussing the potential reasons for this, students proclaimed insecurity on the relevance of their work to a broader archaeological field, as well as mere inexperience and unfamiliarity with the process of publication to be the source of their hesitance. The potential for a low-profile platform, aimed at the promotion and stimulation of the publication of undergraduate and graduate student research, became apparent. Whilst most students produce over 100,000 words during the first years of their academic career, the majority of this work is only read by a handful of people. Acknowledging the fact that these studies have huge potential by providing 'fresh' contributions to the field of archaeology, a group of 4 (former) Leiden students took the initiative to create a platform for publishing such work. The result of this initiative is INTER-SECTION, an accessible and stimulating peer-reviewed platform aimed to bridge the gap between schooling and research by promoting and facilitating the publication of innovative studies conducted by archaeologists at the brink of their scientific career.
It is with great pleasure that we present to you the second volume of INTER-SECTION: Innovative A... more It is with great pleasure that we present to you the second volume of INTER-SECTION: Innovative Approaches by Junior Archaeological Researchers. This journal emanates from the observation that student research, which is carried out conforming to high theoretical and methodological standards, is generally only read by a handful of people. Our aim is to make student research performed at the Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University, available to a broader public by stimulating these junior archaeologists to channelize their ‘fresh’ and innovative
ideas and practice into short, focused articles. Reviews conducted by renowned external scholars further aid in the improvement of these papers and provide invaluable experience for a future academic career. The product of another cycle of writing, reviewing, rewriting and editing lies here in front of you. We wish you a happy and interesting read with our present volume!
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Shaping Regionality in Socio-Economic Systems: Late Hellenistic-Late Roman Ceramic Production, Circulation, and Consumption in Boeotia, Central Greece (c. 150 BC-AD 700) sheds some necessary light on local economies from the (late) Hellenistic to the Late Roman period. The concepts of regions and regionality are employed to explore the complexity of ancient economies and (ceramic) variability and change in Boeotia (Central Greece), largely on the basis of the survey data generated by the Boeotia Project for Thespiae, Askra, Hyettos, Tanagra and their surroundings. The analysis illustrates the existence of a range of (micro-)regions within Boeotia that are characterised by patterns and differences in ceramic production, variable intensities of interaction in larger networks, and consumer preferences and/or variability in aspects of consumption. By putting this patterning in a broader context, this study shows that spatio-temporal differences in the production and circulation of pottery (as well as differences in something which might be called the ‘performance’ of ancient economies) are shaped by geographical factors, by the ways in which communities and interaction were organised institutionally, by aspects of agency and by the unfolding of history. Although we can observe these three main factors that contributed to the shaping of regional differences, such processes were contextually-embedded and took root on a very local scale through various forms of agency and consumption practices. The book shows that we can gain a better understanding of the ways in which regions emerged, were articulated, and maintained, and how regions and local economies functioned from within through the detailed study of ceramics and other relevant data on Boeotia and the wider ancient world.
The papers in this volume explore how survey archaeology can refine our understanding of the links between socio-political change and local economic landscapes. Focusing on different micro-regions in Italy and Greece, the papers present new work that combines archaeological field surveys and ceramic research. Using both tested and novel methodologies, they explore socio-economic change (in consumer practices, systems of agricultural and artisanal production, exchange networks) in the context of the development of the Greek polis, of Roman expansion in different parts of Italy, and of the transformation of Late Antique (local) landscapes in Italy and Greece.
Chapters, papers and articles by Dean Peeters
Peeters, D., 2021. Geographies, institutions, and agencies: Ceramic and socio-economic regions and regionality in (Late) Hellenistic-Late Roman Boeotia, Central Greece (c. 150 BC-AD 700). Journal of Greek Archaeology 6, 291-327.
Referencing:
Peeters, D., 2021. Some Observations and Thoughts on the Approach of Local Economies and (Micro-)Regions based on Ceramic Production, Circulation, and Consumption in Late Antique Boeotia, in T. de Haas, D. Peeters and L. Pinchetti (eds.) City-Hinterland Relations on the Move? The Impact of Socio-Political Change on Local Economies from the Perspective of Survey Archaeology: Panel 11.3. Archaeology and Economy in the Ancient World – Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Classical Archaeology, Cologne/Bonn 2018, Vol. 49. Heidelberg: Propylaeum, 15-24.
This introductory statement is based upon a dissertation that is currently in preparation at the University of Cologne in the framework of DFG Research Training Group 1878 ‘Archaeology of Pre-Modern Economies’, which is a joint project of the Archaeological Institutes of the University of Cologne and the University of Bonn (http://www.wirtschaftsarchaeologie.de/). The doctoral thesis is supervised by Prof. Dr. Michael Heinzelmann (University of Cologne), Prof. Dr. Martin Bentz (University of Bonn), and Prof. Dr. John Bintliff (University of Edinburgh) (working title: ‘Shaping regionality in complex economic systems. Late Hellenistic – Late Roman pottery production, distribution and consumption in Boeotia, Central Greece (150 BCE – 700 CE)’)
Book Reviews by Dean Peeters
Editorial by Dean Peeters
ideas and practice into short, focused articles. Reviews conducted by renowned external scholars further aid in the improvement of these papers and provide invaluable experience for a future academic career. The product of another cycle of writing, reviewing, rewriting and editing lies here in front of you. We wish you a happy and interesting read with our present volume!
Abstract:
Shaping Regionality in Socio-Economic Systems: Late Hellenistic-Late Roman Ceramic Production, Circulation, and Consumption in Boeotia, Central Greece (c. 150 BC-AD 700) sheds some necessary light on local economies from the (late) Hellenistic to the Late Roman period. The concepts of regions and regionality are employed to explore the complexity of ancient economies and (ceramic) variability and change in Boeotia (Central Greece), largely on the basis of the survey data generated by the Boeotia Project for Thespiae, Askra, Hyettos, Tanagra and their surroundings. The analysis illustrates the existence of a range of (micro-)regions within Boeotia that are characterised by patterns and differences in ceramic production, variable intensities of interaction in larger networks, and consumer preferences and/or variability in aspects of consumption. By putting this patterning in a broader context, this study shows that spatio-temporal differences in the production and circulation of pottery (as well as differences in something which might be called the ‘performance’ of ancient economies) are shaped by geographical factors, by the ways in which communities and interaction were organised institutionally, by aspects of agency and by the unfolding of history. Although we can observe these three main factors that contributed to the shaping of regional differences, such processes were contextually-embedded and took root on a very local scale through various forms of agency and consumption practices. The book shows that we can gain a better understanding of the ways in which regions emerged, were articulated, and maintained, and how regions and local economies functioned from within through the detailed study of ceramics and other relevant data on Boeotia and the wider ancient world.
The papers in this volume explore how survey archaeology can refine our understanding of the links between socio-political change and local economic landscapes. Focusing on different micro-regions in Italy and Greece, the papers present new work that combines archaeological field surveys and ceramic research. Using both tested and novel methodologies, they explore socio-economic change (in consumer practices, systems of agricultural and artisanal production, exchange networks) in the context of the development of the Greek polis, of Roman expansion in different parts of Italy, and of the transformation of Late Antique (local) landscapes in Italy and Greece.
Peeters, D., 2021. Geographies, institutions, and agencies: Ceramic and socio-economic regions and regionality in (Late) Hellenistic-Late Roman Boeotia, Central Greece (c. 150 BC-AD 700). Journal of Greek Archaeology 6, 291-327.
Referencing:
Peeters, D., 2021. Some Observations and Thoughts on the Approach of Local Economies and (Micro-)Regions based on Ceramic Production, Circulation, and Consumption in Late Antique Boeotia, in T. de Haas, D. Peeters and L. Pinchetti (eds.) City-Hinterland Relations on the Move? The Impact of Socio-Political Change on Local Economies from the Perspective of Survey Archaeology: Panel 11.3. Archaeology and Economy in the Ancient World – Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Classical Archaeology, Cologne/Bonn 2018, Vol. 49. Heidelberg: Propylaeum, 15-24.
This introductory statement is based upon a dissertation that is currently in preparation at the University of Cologne in the framework of DFG Research Training Group 1878 ‘Archaeology of Pre-Modern Economies’, which is a joint project of the Archaeological Institutes of the University of Cologne and the University of Bonn (http://www.wirtschaftsarchaeologie.de/). The doctoral thesis is supervised by Prof. Dr. Michael Heinzelmann (University of Cologne), Prof. Dr. Martin Bentz (University of Bonn), and Prof. Dr. John Bintliff (University of Edinburgh) (working title: ‘Shaping regionality in complex economic systems. Late Hellenistic – Late Roman pottery production, distribution and consumption in Boeotia, Central Greece (150 BCE – 700 CE)’)
ideas and practice into short, focused articles. Reviews conducted by renowned external scholars further aid in the improvement of these papers and provide invaluable experience for a future academic career. The product of another cycle of writing, reviewing, rewriting and editing lies here in front of you. We wish you a happy and interesting read with our present volume!