Pdf late roman amphorae from the eastern mediterranean. Abstract an archaeological study of late roman trade. Amphorae bga prevail, both imported from diverse, small scale production centres spread in the aegeanbyzantine areas, and manufactured in crete. Keay, simon 1984 late roman amphorae in the western mediterranean. The aylaaxum amphorae are narrow conical amphorae found in ethiopia, which were named after the widest range of finds in the red sea. Pdf late roman amphorae in the eastern tarraconensis. Amphora project archaeology university of southampton.
Since the late 4th century amphorae of zeest 96973 fig. Keay, 1984, late roman amphorae in the western mediterranean. Late roman amphorae from the tetragonosagora in ephesus. I have been at the university of southampton since 1985. Physicochemical and chemometric characterisation of late roman amphorae from straits of gibraltar article pdf available in microchimica acta 1421. Scholars have identified the amphoras in the upper layers of the site as african 3a, 3b, and 3c keay 25, late roman amphora 2, and a possible cretan amphora still under investigation. The aim is also to illustrate the distribution of the same types of roman pottery in the hinterland of thermae, where the dept. Dy4833\5 is a keay type xvi variant a amphora keay 1984. In late roman period are attested keay lii and amphorae with ansa a fiorellino. Pdf amphorae with residues from south sardinia cagliari. View late roman amphorae research papers on academia. London 555 was not the only category of amphora used to export preserved olives from baetica after haltern 70. In questo secondo rapporto sugli scavi della schola praeconum in palatino, gli aa.
Late roman coarse wares, cooking wares and amphorae in the mediterranean archaeology and archaeometry. Home about us subject areas contacts advanced search help help. Pdf on jan 6, 2016, ramon jarrega dominguez and others published late roman amphorae in the eastern tarraconensis. Valdelsa during the roman age and late antiquity brought to light the monumental remains of a roman villa, inhabited between the 4rd and the 5th century c. Buy late roman amphorae in the western mediterranean. One amphora sherd, belonging to keay lxiia type, testifies the harbour and the city took still part of the trade routes connecting vandal and byzantine north africa to italy. Ce, and dy4833\1 is an unclassified palestinian bag jar in gritty orange fabric from caesarea johnson 2008. Most of these amphora types disappeared at the end of the 1st or during the first half of. Altogether, 19 amphora samples were analysed, some from the museo municipal of ceuta and all of them having been recovered in underwater contexts, consisting in keay xix amphora fragments download. Hence, the preferred nomenclature is now aqaba amphora. Subsequent findings since the mid 1990s indicate, however, that the amphoras originate in byzantine, or even early islamic, aqaba. As of 2005, the university of southampton hosts a database of roman amphorae hereafter usap 2005 under the supervision of keay and williams. Traditionally, the late roman period in southern tuscany has been depicted as a time of progressive. 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.
Lrcw 4 late roman coarse wares, cooking wares and amphorae in the mediterranean. X biblioteca online ninguna vez descargado texto no disponible. Keay, late roman amphorae in the western mediterranean. Available formats pdf please select a format to send. A group of transport amphorae from the territorium of ceramus. A noted specialist with roman amphoras, elizabeth lyding received her b. Read late roman amphorae in the western mediterranean. The amphora project website is an online and introductory resource for the study of roman amphorae. The cypriot amphorae of the late roman period stella demesticha. Professor simon keay archaeology university of southampton.
Pdf late roman amphorae from the eastern mediterranean in. New observations on the earliest roman amphoras from carthage. All the events are represented on the interactive timeline and can be visualized. Amphora burials and burials with amphorae theoretical roman. New chemometric tools to study the origin of amphorae produced in the roman empire. During the late roman period 4th 7th centuries ad, new transport amphorae appeared, mainly in the eastern provinces of the empire. This guide is intended to provide a broad introduction to byzantine amphora typologies.
Keay published in 1984, knowledge of late roman amphorae has. The last london 555 amphoras explain part of the dressel 17 phenomenon. The catalan evidence british archaeological reports. Pdf late roman amphorae from tyritake in english, 2016 anna. Their distribution map includes the entire mediterranean and the black sea. Lrcw 4 late roman coarse wares, cooking wares and amphorae. New chemometric tools to study the origin of amphorae. The aim of this paper is to present an analysis of the distribution of eastern mediterranean late roman amphorae in the current. Late roman amphorae from the eastern mediterranean in northeastern spain. Corpus inscriptionum latinarum, band xv, berlin 1899. A roman coarseware casserole university of michigan. The amphoras that are recognizable on the wreck site offer an interesting mix of typologies.
Pdf late roman amphorae from tyritake in english, 2016. 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. I specialise in the archaeology of the roman empire, with particular interests in iberia and italy, roman. 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. It encompasses most of the principal types manufactured throughout the roman empire between the late third century bc and the early seventh century ad. An assay on simulation of the late roman amphoric ceramic. Late roman amphorae from tyritake rei cretariae romanae fautores acta. Archaeometric characterisation of amphorae from the late.
It builds upon two works published in the 1980s peacock and williams, 1986. It was made in a time when relatively few amphoras were known and could be dated. Late roman coarse wares, cooking wares and amphorae in the mediterranean archaeology and archaeometry the mediterranean. Professor simon keay is a professor of archaeology at the university of southampton and a fellow of the british academy. A roman coarseware casserole in the kelsey museum north africa, roman period, late second or third century ce roman coarseware casserole burntorange clay, diam. Alessandra pecci, laura salvini, enrico cirelli, andrea.
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