This presentation will focus on how potters allocate workshop space to different stages of pottery manufacture and how space can be used to reflect the specialization degree of a production unit. Ethnoarchaeological data on spatial organization has been collected from a traditional potters' quarter in the city of Moknine (Tunisia). The study examines the overall size of the workshop, the division between open and covered areas, the degree of flexibility of space use, as well as the limited allocation of storage. Ultimately, the observations obtained from the ethnoarchaeological study in Moknine will be compared with ethnographic evidence from traditional pottery workshops in Greece, with the ultimate goal to recreate the space of an ancient Greek pottery workshop. The spatial configuration of a workshop will allow us to revisit theories about the size of the ancient workshop, the cycle of production and retail, and the level of specialization in ancient Greek ceramic workshops.
