Introduction
Diese Datenbank umfasst mehr als 1900 Datensätze zu den Materialien Keramik, Glas, Metall, Stein,
Nahrungsmittel, Organisches Material, Textilien, Körperpflege und sonstigen Produktionen aus 10
vormodernen Wirtschafts- bzw. Kulturräumen.
You have the following methods to search through the data sets:
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Quick search in the database by entering search term or by searching on the map.
(Advanced search commands are explained in the FAQ)
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Use of the search field "search all data sets" and with the help of the filters provided by Arachne
to refine the search further
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Use of the following specified filtering of workshops by material category or culture
1. Keramik
(2249 Entries)
5. Nahrungsmittel
(500 Entries)
6. Organisches Material
(59 Entries)
8. Körperpflege
(1 Entry)
9. Sonstige Produktion
(4 Entries)
1. prähistorisch
(281 Entries)
2. bronzezeitlich
(199 Entries)
3. eisenzeitlich
(21 Entries)
4. ägyptisch
(168 Entries)
5. asiatisch
(99 Entries)
6. vorderasiatisch
(48 Entries)
7. punisch / phönizisch
(107 Entries)
8. griechisch
(520 Entries)
9. etruskisch / italisch
(161 Entries)
10. römisch
(1363 Entries)
11. mesoamerikanisch
(55 Entries)
12. byzantinisch
(15 Entries)
13. mittelalterlich
(20 Entries)
Methodology
Artisanal production was an elementary component of pre-modern economic systems. After all, the
workshop was an important intersection between the extraction and use of raw materials, be it clay,
stone or iron ore. As part of the DFG-Graduiertenkollegs 1878 "Archeology of Pre-Modern Economic
Spaces", a complete compilation of the archaeologically certified workshops is created. It is freely
available worldwide and thus provides an important research base for further questions and research
projects as well as a clear information platform for the economic and everyday life of former
societies for the interested public.
Based on relevant publications, the most important information on the workshops, as proven by
archaeological finds or findings, is collected in a specially adapted framework of the ARACHNE
object database via a standardized vocabulary in order to enable higher-level searches, comparisons and
analyzes. The unified delivery of otherwise disseminated, heterogeneous and often difficult-to-access
publications significantly simplifies and speeds up the investigation of thematic, chronological or
geographical aspects.
The workshops are contextualized in the context of data collection and administration with various
technical resources of the German Archaeological Institute and the Cologne Digital Archeology
Laboratory, so that further information can be provided, for example, on relevant locations, literature
quotations, mineral deposits or transport routes. The project focuses on the Mediterranean in Greek and
Roman antiquity, but also includes other cultures (circles) and epochs (from Mesoamerica to China, from
the Paleolithic to the Middle Ages), which is why the title of "database of antique workshops" was
changed to "workshops of pre-modern economic areas". The database is still being supplemented by further
workshops - also from other eras, cultures and regions.
Project Structure
The catalog entries were created as Arachne object datasets which were assigned to catalogs
according to the type of material groups and the culture groups. Clicking on a folder icon will
display any subfolders or records relating to the individual workshops, with detailed information on
these structures being accessible directly via the link. In addition, you can always use the magnifying
glass icon on the right to show all records that are subordinate to that folder.
In the results view on the second level (reachable by the link above the map "Show all datasets"), the
different facets offer the possibility to further filter and combine with each other of the records
according to certain criteria (eg, picture(s) available, location, literature, more accurate dating,
etc). To go back to the catalogs from a selected data record, click on the link with the corresponding
catalog entry.
In addition, you can search for specific terms in the project data records, display all entries of
the project or use the cartographic search option of all recorded and georeferenced workshop sites.
Furthermore the search option with the map has all available filters for you to use.
Contributors
Leitung: M. Bentz, M. Heinzelmann
Administration & technische Konzeption: U. Stockinger
Technische Umsetzung: P. Jominet, D. Neugebauer
Datenerhebung/-eingabe: P. Biedermann, D. Di Giuliomaria, M.-H. Grunwald, S. Hillmann-Müller, L.
Kreuzburg, L. Kröger, S. Lehnig, A. Miß, S. Moshfegh Nia, A. Müller, M. Nieberle, A. Paonessa, C. Recko,
M. Röhl, R. Rütt, E. Schmidt, S. Schmitz, D. Schyle, L. Stein, R. Da Vela and C. Widow
