In the Picenes’ civilisation the agriculture was important because
the settlements were distributed in fertile areas and in some
villages were found bones of cattle, millstones and stone pestles.
We can only assume the use of wooden plough, because none
agricultural instrument is documented.
Major must have been the breeding of sheep, resulting in the
producing of milk, but to date has not been identified none of the
Picenes’ workshops, we can say that among the craft, was the
considerable metal-technical, that during the 7th and 6th century
B.C. produced many valuable items, original and imitation; from
the 7th century is documented that the iron had been worked, for
the manufacture of weapons and tools.
A specialised workforce must also be trained for working amber.
Threading and weaving are certified by reeled fictile.
As for the ceramic production, we must note that the jars of
Picenes were shaped by hand and can therefore be considered as
products of domestic activities, those of orientalising trousseaus,
were worked with the lathe by hand, reaching levels so high to
assumed a work of craftsmen specialised.
During the VI century B.C., spreads the use of the lathe and forms
become more accurate probably it was the first shape of shops of
potters.
According to archaeological documents, had been documented the
use of fast lathe, which allows a more precise machining and
production in series to meet the demands of market.
Source: U.T.E.S. “Le Fasi della Civiltà Picena”
Translated into English by Italo Perazzoli
