Language english late roman amphorae in the western. The class 23aimagro 51 c amphorae present a spindle. Amphora production in the guadalquivir valley spain during. Typochronological table of late roman amphorae from lydian tripolis. Late roman coarse wares, cooking wares and amphorae in the mediterranean archaeology and archaeometry comparison between western and eastern mediterranean edited by simonetta menchelli, sara santoro, marinella pasquinucci and gabriella guiducci volume i. Some remarks on their distribution and provenance chapter pdf available january 20 with 862 reads how we measure. In general, we detect in the latest cretan production a tendency to imitate the international types lra 1, lra 2 and their derivatives, and the dismissal of the traditional late roman local. Keay, s j, 1984 late roman amphorae in the western mediterranean. Residue analysis of some late roman amphorae coming from the port alessandra pecci, 1 laura salvini, 2 enrico cirelli, 3 andrea augenti 3 1archaeometry laboratory. The catalan evidence british archaeological reports international series, 196, oxford, gb. Abstract an archaeological study of late roman trade patterns. Fourth international conference on late roman coarse wares, cooking wares and amphorae in the mediterranean.
Lrcw3 late roman coarse wares, cooking wares and amphorae in. The second kind of materials employed due to the scope of our work were nine clay samples from oldquarry seams, situated in the vicinity of ceuta, which had been used as raw materials for the supply of clay to ceramic workshops in different times. Lrcw3 late roman coarse wares, cooking wares and amphorae in the mediterranean. Introduction the amphorae used in roman commerce have been found in significant numbers in ephesus. Alessandra pecci, laura salvini, enrico cirelli, andrea. The eastern mediterranean imports are also present with the lra 3 amphorae. Undoubtedly, the word and the vase were introduced to italy through the greek. Pdf late roman amphorae from the eastern mediterranean. The romans turned the greek form into a standard a declension noun, amphora, pl. Comparison between western and eastern mediterranean.
Keay, simon 1984 late roman amphorae in the western mediterranean. Available formats pdf please select a format to send. Late roman coarse wares, cooking wares and amphorae in the mediterranean archaeology and archaeometry the mediterranean. The latter, garum, was a major ingredient in roman cooking. Rome, 1972 and simon keays work on late roman amphorae from cataluna late roman amphorae in the western mediterranean. It is meaningful, then, the presence of a number of late roman 56 and dressel 30keay 1 amphoras, whose wines, maybe, are to be considered luxury goods.
Roman pottery in the archaeological record this book examines how romans used their pottery and the implications of these practices for the archaeological record. Amphora is a greco roman word developed in ancient greek during the bronze age. The last london 555 amphoras explain part of the dressel 17 phenomenon. Production centers for african 3 keay 25 type amphoras. A total of 57 samples have been analysed, by means of optical microscopy thinsection analysis, xray fluorescence and xray diffraction, in order to. My hope is that this guide can serve as a useful starting point for the identification and dating of byzantine amphorae, giving the reader direction for more. Late roman coarse wares, cooking wares and amphorae in the mediterranean archaeology and archaeometry comparison between western and eastern mediterranean edited by simonetta menchelli, sara santoro, marinella pasquinucci and gabriella guiducci volume i bar international series 2185 i 2010. The cypriot amphorae of the late roman period stella demesticha. Pdf late roman amphorae in the eastern tarraconensis. Amphora is a grecoroman word developed in ancient greek during the bronze age. Keay offers the first authoritative work in english on the archaeology of spain in the roman period, a country with regional.
Lrcw 4 late roman coarse wares, cooking wares and amphorae. The name derives from the greek amphiphoreus meaning carried on both sides, although the greeks had adopted the design from the eastern mediterranean. I specialise in the archaeology of the roman empire, with particular interests in iberia and italy, roman. Professor simon keay archaeology university of southampton. The surviving material evidence for the trade can be seen in the presence on the sites of the period of.
Archaeology and archaeometry thessalonique, du 07042011 au 10042011. Amphorae on the roman villa at aianotorraccia di chiusi. Lrcw 4 late roman coarse wares, cooking wares and amphorae in. It encompasses most of the principal types manufactured throughout the roman empire between the late third century bc and the early seventh century ad. Keay 1984, 184 and keay 26 spatheion 1 after bonifay 2004, 125 have been recognized fig 2. Their distribution map includes the entire mediterranean and the black sea. Keay 34 and 35 6667 are far less common, and keay 55 is possibly represented by a single body sherd. Amphorae on the roman villa at aianotorraccia di chiusi san gimignanosienaitaly. Archaeometric characterisation of amphorae from the late. The aylaaxum amphorae are narrow conical amphorae found in ethiopia, which were named after the widest range of finds in the red sea. I have been at the university of southampton since 1985. Hence, the preferred nomenclature is now aqaba amphora. In the roman empire amphorae were pottery containers used for the nonlocal transport of agricultural products. Paul reynolds, hispania and the roman mediterranean ad 100.
Type 71 1 late hellenistic and early roman amphora. I specialise in the archaeology of the roman empire, with particular interests in iberia and italy, roman ports and commerce and culture change. The fabric of the sabratha amphorae is identified by keay as north african. The aim of this resource is to provide an online introductory resource for the study of roman amphorae. A large number of wine amphorae keay 52 have been unearthed in the region, strongly suggesting that there was a largescale production of wine in this area. Late roman coarse wares, cooking wares and amphorae in the mediterranean archaeology and archaeometry comparison between western and eastern mediterranean edited by simonetta menchelli, sara santoro. I specialise in the archaeology of the roman empire, with particular interests in iberia.
The catalan evidence british archaeological reports. Abstract an archaeological study of late roman trade. See more ideas about hellenistic period, roman republic and roman. The aim is also to illustrate the distribution of the same types of roman pottery in the hinterland of thermae, where the dept. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise cambridge core to connect with your account. With evidence from the very latest developments in archaeological research, keay traces the history of spain from the third century b. The romans acquired it during the hellenization that occurred in the roman republic.
The monumental villa at palazzi di casignana and the roman elite in calabria italy during the fourth century ad. In this paper, the results of the archaeometric study of an assemblage of late roman amphorae, found in several contexts from the ancient city of iluro mataro, catalonia, spain and with a presumable origin in roman africa, is presented. An assay on simulation of the late roman amphoric ceramic raw. Their distribution map includes the entire mediterranean and the. May 18, 2020 ceramic vessels amphorae used to hold and transport liquid commodities during the hellenistic period, and both the roman republic and roman emprie. Subsequent findings since the mid 1990s indicate, however, that the amphoras originate in byzantine, or even early islamic, aqaba. This is the first time that compositional reference groups for late roman amphora kiln sites in the guadalquivir valley are characterized. Since then, additional finds of similar material from recent excavations of romanobritish sites have greatly increased the initial number of examples listed by peacock, bringing about a more. Furthermore, the presence of castor oil is quite interesting, as it is one of the first times that it was identified in ancient materials. Lrcw 4 late roman coarse wares, cooking wares and amphorae in the. Their fragments litter archaeological sites of all kinds on land and at sea and have been a subject of serious study for over 100. Late roman and early byzantine architecture, sculpture and landscapes. Literary and archaeological evidence suggests that winemaking was among the most profitable sources of revenue for the late roman elite in bruttii. During the late roman period 4th 7th centuries ad, new transport amphorae appeared, mainly in the eastern provinces of the empire.
This website is an online and introductory resource for the study of roman amphorae, rather than a definitive study of all amphorae for specialists. Late roman amphorae from the eastern mediterranean in northeastern spain. Almost two decades ago, david peacock documented for the first time on a systematic basis the presence of north african amphorae in roman britain. It builds upon two works published in the 1980s peacock and williams, 1986. Late roman pottery productions from the lower tejo middle of the 2nd century and at least the end of the 4th century this pottery centre produced amphorae of class 22aimagro 50 and class 23aimagro 51 c and lusitana 9 form, as well as a great deal of diverse domestic pottery. The amphorae of the type keay xxv are present in archaeological contexts from the late 3 rd century to the beginning of the 5 th century ce bonifay 2015. Keay 25, late roman amphora 2, and a possible cretan amphora still under investigation. This guide is intended to provide a broad introduction to byzantine amphora typologies. The monumental villa at palazzi di casignana and the roman. London 555 was not the only category of amphora used to export preserved olives from baetica after haltern 70. Professor simon keay is a professor of archaeology at the university of southampton and a fellow of the british academy. Pdf late roman amphorae from the eastern mediterranean in. These groups were also compared with existing reference groups for early roman amphorae in the same area, and compositional differences were also observed.
Keay, late roman amphorae in the western mediterranean. Amphoraebga prevail, both imported from diverse, small scale production centres spread in the aegeanbyzantine areas, and manufactured in crete. Pdf the aim of this paper is to present an analysis of the distribution of eastern mediterranean late roman. In addition to characterising these materials, the comparison with reference groups and databases from various production areas and centres allowed a precise provenance hypothesis for many samples, while for other. Impofts of tunisian amphorae, possibly also fish sauce amphorae, occasionally imported in the 3rd to late 2nd century bc after rome had taken carthage in 146 bc, appear to end abruptly with the roman conquest.
Amphorae from the late constructions on the site of the barracks of the legio i italica in novae moesia inferior. Amphora project archaeology university of southampton. The amphora project website is an online and introductory resource for the study of roman amphorae. Paul reynolds, hispania and the roman mediterranean ad. Archaeometric analysis of late roman amphorae from africa in. The recent increased research on late roman amphora mainly reflected in the three previous meetings of lrcw has allowed us to update, revise and if necessary reject or improve the initial parameters established in the pioneering work of keay.
A group of transport amphorae from the territorium of ceramus. Transport amphorae of the first to seventh centuries. View late roman amphorae research papers on academia. Archaeometric analysis of late roman amphora 1 imports in north. A typology and economic study, the catalan evidence s. Amphorae have been published1 from the terrace house 1 and 2, at the south gate, in the tetragonos agora, in the well in the state agora and at the port.
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