Abstract
Production activities hold a crucial role in comprehension of ancient societies. Therefore, the aim of my research is to investigate the entangled relationship between manufactures and society in the Iron Age Northern Italy, by looking at the technological innovations and cultural transfer, mainly in the sphere of pottery production.
Whilst the ongoing research is still in process, in this talk, an inquiry of firing tools is going to be presented; in particular, the attention will be dedicated to the spacers (or flames diverter), a neglected but fundamental class of materials whose use is still not completely clear. Several individuals, mainly coming main production sites of Emilia-Romagna and Veneto of the middle
Iron Age will be presented and critically analysed, by pointing out the main characteristics of these objects, the features of the workshops where they are from and the possible explications of their utility. Special attention will be given to a critical comparison among the Northern Italy spacers, trying to discuss and redefine a functional typology of them.
The main aim of the research is to sherd a light on pottery production technologies developed and adapted during the Iron Age, trying to understand the dynamics between them and the final products.