Le littoral de la Tunisie : étude géoarchéologique et historique (1987-1997) : la céramique

International audienceFollowing the monograph published in 2004 by H. Slim, P. Trousset, R. Paskoff and A. Oueslati, Le littoral de la Tunisie (Coll. Études d'Antiquités africaines), this study presents the pottery collected on the 210 settlements registered during the 1987-1997 coastal survey of Tunisia. This study comprises four chapters : I. Antic pottery (M. Bonifay) provides some information about chronology of the settlements, regional typology and economic activities. II. Physicochemical analysis (M. Picon) testify the importation in Tunisia of Gaulish wares from Savoy. III. Petrology (Cl. Capelli) permits to caractérise several amphoras workshops along the Tunisian coastline. IV. Islamic pottery (L. Vallauri) gives some precision about vessels production and importation in Ifriqiya from 9th to XVIIIth c