Periodic Reporting for period 1 - SandMan (Shapes and Meaning. The matt-painted pottery of the North-Lucanian district: culture, identity, symbols and Gender. An interdisciplinary study of a local community in Southern Italy.)

Can shapes and decorations of ancient pottery help us gain a better understanding of the systems of exchange and communication “language” between communities that lived in the same geographical area but that lacked conventional writing systems? The aim of the SandMAN...