The pottery production area at “El Brillante” (Córdoba)

En este trabajo presentamos el hallazgo de un alfar en el área suburbana de la Córdoba romana, que se encontraba alejado del barrio alfarero septentrional y localizado en las inmediaciones de una vía que conducía hasta las explotaciones mineras de la sierra. Analizaremos el contexto arqueológico donde se insertaba para tratar de determinar el motivo de su emplazamiento, y nos detendremos en el horno mejor conservado del complejo, que poseía unas características singulares para este tipo de estructuras productivasIn this work we are presenting the discovery of a pottery area in the suburban sector of the Roman Córdoba. It was located far from the northern pottery neighborhood, near a road that led to the mining zone in the mountain range. We will analyze the archaeological context where it was inserted to try to determine the reason for its location, and we will pay particular attention to the best preserved kiln in the complex, which had unique characteristics compared to other productive structures of its kin