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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Fantuzzi, L.
• Cau Ontiveros, M. A.
• Aquilué, X.

Titel

Archaeometric Characterization of Amphorae from the Late Antique City of Emporiae (Catalonia, Spain)

Ist Teil von

• Archaeometry, 2016-09, Vol.58 (S1), p.1-22

Ort / Verlag

Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The aim of this work is to present the results of the archaeometric characterization of amphorae recovered at the Late Antique city of Emporiae, currently Sant Martí d'Empúries (Catalonia, Spain). A total of 53 amphora samples have been analysed using a combination of techniques, including X‐ray fluorescence, X‐ray diffraction and optical microscopy by thin‐section analysis. The integrated results shed light on the provenance of these materials, providing evidence for the study of the commercial trends of Emporiae mainly for the fifth and sixth centuries ad. The majority of the imports were related to Tunisian amphorae, for which a diversity of compositions was revealed, evidencing a shift from northern to central Tunisian production centres supplying the city from the sixth century. A number of Eastern Mediterranean, South Hispanic and Italic products were also identified, associated with a large variety of compositional groups. This diversity is also evident within the same production region and for amphorae of the same typology, indicating the arrival of similar products from different workshops, as has been observed especially for the Eastern Mediterranean LRA 1 amphora type.