Summary of main research recommendations
- Synthesis of existing environmental data, and targeting of this aspect in modern work
- Comparative synthesis of supply patterns seen in pottery
- Need for reappraisal of artefact corpora for evidence of crafts
- Study of older excavated assemblages for evidence of local pot production
- Study of provenancing questions for stone used in buildings, sculpture and artefacts
- Questions of metal sourcing, from isotope signatures and study of pollution traces around known mines
- Synthesis of evidence for glass bangles
- Research into recruitment and manning practices