The focus of this workshop is based on the evidence of black-glazed pottery, from the 4th to 2nd c. BCE, recovered from various sites and contexts located in the geographical area of the Central Mediterranean (modern Italy, Croatia, Montenegro and Albania). The term ‘’black-glazed ware’’, ‘’black-gloss ware’’ or ‘’ceramica a vernice nera’’ ware is employed to describe fine wares with a black surface coating, which displays a certain range of shapes and was used in everyday life as tableware, and also in funerary practices and other ritual events. This type of fine ware was produced in ceramic workshops throughout the Mediterranean, influenced both by the Attic tradition and local impulses. The key questions we wish to address on this occasion concentrate on various aspects of the Central Mediterranean black-glazed productions. In particular we want to look at the characteristics of their repertory and the development of shapes and decoration within archaeological contexts, as well as at technological aspects of the production(s) and socially embedded techniques used in all phases of the production cycle. The pottery economics, set firmly within the frame of social development and the dynamics of economic and other cultural aspects, can also reveal insights into the networks of connectivity through which knowledge transfer and exchange occurred. Moreover, we wish to underline the advantages of integrated interdisciplinary approaches by discussing methodology employed in various case studies, but we also want to address the specific difficulties faced within. Like other fine wares, black-glazed pottery has always represented a challenge for provenance study in archaeometry. The fine nature of the materials makes it difficult to identify distinctive inclusions, even with the help of a microscope. Also, chemical analysis could be biased due to the possible preparation processes of the clayey raw material (i.e., sieving, levigation, mixing), which can modify the original composition. A high technological level was required for the production of black glazed pottery: from clay processing to firing, and also for making the peculiar black slip used as coating. Hence, an interdisciplinary approach is required to study this pottery both in terms of provenance and technology. More precisely, the detailed combined methodology that uses both archaeological (analysis of style, shape, fabric and context) and archaeometric methods of analysis, offers the most reliable evidence.