In ancient Greece, a workshop or manufacturing establishment; a place where skilled workers labored.
From Greek 'ergasterion,' derived from 'ergon' (work) plus '-terion' (place of), literally meaning 'place of work.' Archaeologists use this term when discussing ancient Greek commercial and manufacturing sites.
Archaeologists have uncovered ancient Greek ergasteria with tools, kilns, and evidence of thousands of workers—including enslaved people—showing that ancient craft production was far more industrial and organized than we once imagined.
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