Title:
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Sorting out problems with Late Roman eastern Mediterranean cooking wares from Tarraco (Tarragona, Spain) combining archaeology and archaeometry
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Author:
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Cau Ontiveros, Miguel Ángel; Fantuzzi, Leandro; Rodríguez Martorell, Francesc; Tsantini, Evanthia; Macias Solé, Josep Maria
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Abstract:
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Tarraco was the ancient capital of Hispania Tarraconensis, a Roman province in the Western Mediterranean. It was a strategic enclave and one of the most important ports during the Roman Empire and Late Antiquity. The archaeological record of the city shows a variety of imported products arrived from several regions including a significant amount of eastern Mediterranean wares, amongst which there are fine, table-wares, amphorae, and coarse and cooking wares. This work focuses on the integrated archaeological and archaeometric study of these eastern types of Late Roman cooking wares from the mid-7th century to the early 8th century. In previous works, these products were classified as Aegean and North Palestinian imports. However, for some of these materials a detailed macroscopic study revealed similarities with local/regional products, opening the possibility of regional ware imitating eastern prototypes. An analytical study was carried out, applying a combination of WD-XRF and Optical Microscopy to identify their provenance. The results point to the coexistence of imported eastern Mediterranean wares and local/regional imitations. At the same time, some of the typologies identified as eastern Mediterranean products seem to have been produced locally or regionally. |
Notes:
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This work was performed in the framework of the project Late Roman Pottery in the Western Mediterranean: exploring regional and global trade networks through experimental sciences (LRPWESTMED) (ref. HAR2013-45874-P), funded by the National Plan of I + D + I Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Secretaría de Estado de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación, with contributions from FEDER funds, PI: Miguel Ángel Cau Ontiveros. This is part of the activities of the Equip de Recerca Arqueològica i Arqueomètrica de la Universitat de Barcelona (ERAAUB), Consolidated Group (2021 SGR 00696), thanks to the support of the Comissionat per a Universitats i Recerca del DIUE de la Generalitat de Catalunya. The work of L. Fantuzzi was also possible thanks to a Juan de la Cierva-Incorporación grant (IJC2019-039327-I) from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MCIN/AEI/ 10.13039/501100011033) |
Publication date:
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2023-01-31 |
Subject (UDC):
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90 - Arqueologia. Prehistòria |
Subject(s):
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Arqueometria -- Tarragona (Catalunya) Petrologia -- Tarragona (Catalunya) Estris de cuina -- Tarragona (Catalunya) Tarragona (Catalunya) -- Arqueologia |
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© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. |
Pages:
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14 p. |
Document type:
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Article Article - Published version |
ISSN:
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2352-4103
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DOI:
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10.1016/j.jasrep.2023.103837
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Published by:
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Elsevier
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Publish at:
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Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, Volume 48 (2023)
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