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FACEM – 9e édition

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Dear colleagues,

 

We proudly announce the ninth edition of FACEM (www.facem.at)!

This edition contains several articles on the composition of coarse pottery from southern Lazio, Italy, dating from the 4th to the 1st centuries BC. There is also a contribution on an Archaic composition of architectural terracotta produced in Syracuse.

More news is that, since 2024, together with the IT-Support for Research, University of Vienna, new software has been developed that allows FACEM to comply with the FAIR principles. Furthermore, while retaining the acronym, the name « Fabrics of the Central Mediterranean » has been changed to « Fabrics of Ancient Ceramics in the Mediterranean » due to the planned expansion of ceramic fabrics beyond the original chronological and geographical scope of the database.

 

The FACEM editorial team (names in alphabetical order)

Babette Bechtold, Barbara Borgers, Verena Gassner, and Carina Hasenzagl

 

Cari colleghi,

siamo lieti di annunciare la nona edizione di FACEM (www.facem.at)!

Questa edizione contiene diversi articoli sulla composizione della ceramica grezza proveniente dal Lazio meridionale, in Italia, risalente al IV-I secolo a.C. È presente anche un contributo su una composizione arcaica di terracotta architettonica prodotta a Siracusa.

Un’altra novità è che, dal 2024, è stato sviluppato un nuovo software che consente a FACEM di conformarsi ai principi FAIR. Inoltre, pur mantenendo l’acronimo, il nome “Fabrics of the Central Mediterranean” è stato cambiato in “Fabrics of Ancient Ceramics in the Mediterranean” a causa della prevista espansione delle composizioni ceramiche oltre l’ambito cronologico e geografico originale del database.

 

Il team editoriale di FACEM (nomi in ordine alfabetico)

Babette Bechtold, Barbara Borgers, Verena Gassner e Carina Hasenzagl

Congrès des RCRF – Madrid 28.09-02.10.2026

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Interconnected Pottery Geographies – Congreso RCRF 2026 Madrid

Estimados/as amigos/as,
A finales del próximo mes de septiembre organizamos en Madrid el Rei Cretariae Romanae Fautores, el congreso bianual europeo sobre cerámica que recae por segunda vez en su historia en nuestro país. El tema de este año es « Interconnected Pottery Geographies. Reflections of cross-cultural contacts in the Roman and Late Antique World », una perspectiva tanto geográfica como cronológica amplia que esperamos sea del interés de muchos de vosotro/as. Tenéis toda la información en la web del congreso:  https://rcrfmadrid2026.webflow.io/
En la misma se puede descargar el documento para presentar una propuesta, que hay que enviar a reicretmadrid2026@gmail.com antes de final de marzo.
Somos conscientes de que este año coinciden diversos congresos internacionales de cerámica pero estaríamos encantados de contar con vuestra presencia. Os recordamos que el RCRF tiene un compromiso de publicación de menos de dos años, presentando siempre las actas del congreso en la siguiente edición (la próxima, en Egipto, Alejandría 2028).
Agradeciéndoos de antemano el interés y rogándoos le déis la máxima difusión,
Un cordial saludo.
Horacio & Alejandro.
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Dear friends,

At the end of September, we will be organising the Rei Cretariae Romanae Fautores, the biannual European ceramics conference, which is being held in our country for the second time in its history. This year’s theme is ‘Interconnected Pottery Geographies. Reflections of cross-cultural contacts in the Roman and Late Antique World’, a broad geographical and chronological perspective that we hope will be of interest to many of you. All the information is available on the conference website:  https://rcrfmadrid2026.webflow.io/

On the website, you can download the document to submit a proposal, which must be sent to reicretmadrid2026@gmail.com by the end of March.

We are aware that several international ceramics conferences are taking place this year, but we would be delighted to have you join us. We would like to remind you that the RCRF is committed to publishing within two years, always presenting the conference proceedings in the next edition (the next one will be in Alexandria, Egypt, in 2028).

Thank you in advance for your interest. Please spread the word.
Kind regards.

Horacio & Alejandro.

Des nouvelles du Corpus Vasorum Arretinorum (OCK)

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I am delighted to announce that, through the interest of the Romano-Germanic Commission (RGK) of the German Archaeological Institute and the dedicated efforts of Katja Rösler, Frederic
Auth and their team, the second edition of the Corpus Vasorum Arretinorum (OCK), published in part on CD in 2000, has now been replicated and made accessible on-line to all. The URL is
https://ock.dainst.org/login
See also the RGK blog report of the launch event. The starting-point has been the character of the presentation provided in 2000, but now with full integration of the drawings into the database, creating an entirely digital resource. There have been modifications necessitated by the adaptation to a web interface, but in many respects the user experience has been enhanced by linkages to a wider world of on-line geographical and bibliographic data.
You are now invited to make use of this free resource. The website is still under development, but feedback is invited (to ock@dainst.org) and your comments will influence further
enhancements. You will need to sign up, but there is no cost.

Philip Kenrick, MA, DPhil

Former Treasurer and President of the RCRF
Corresponding Member of the German Archaeological Institute

ArAr : Laboratoire de céramologie

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Cette plateforme est l’héritière du laboratoire de céramologie créé par Maurice Picon dans les années 1970, dédié aux études et caractérisations des céramiques anciennes. Ces dernières (poteries, figurines en terre cuite, terres cuites architecturales, carreaux…) sont en effet des marqueurs privilégiés des échanges dans les sociétés anciennes, mais aussi des faciès culturels et de l’organisation des structures artisanales. La provenance des matières premières, les techniques de production, l’évolution des savoir-faire et celle des échanges sont autant de questions fondamentales pour comprendre la dynamique des sociétés anciennes et leurs interactions.

EN LIGNE : https://www.arar.mom.fr/presentation/laboratoire-de-ceramologie