Assortative Mixing in the Social Networks of Athenian Potters and the Search for Communities of Practice

As co-directors of the Social Networks of Athenian Potters (SNAP) project from 2017-2021, we have experimented with social network analysis to map the networks of painters and potters in Archaic and Classical Athens dating between 600-400 BCE (snap.sbs.arizona.edu). We use sociograms to visualize co...

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Authors: Cline, Diane Harris (Author) ; Hasaki, Eleni (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Université du Luxembourg 2023
In: Journal of historical network research
Year: 2023, Volume: 8, Pages: 21-55
Further subjects:B crafts
B Social Networks
B Collaboration
B vase-painting
B Ancient Greece
B Athens
B Ceramics
B potters
B assortative
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