Archaeological and archaeometric investigations of the amphorae cargo of late Roman shipwreck sunk near the Cape of Plaka (Crimea, Ukraine)


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Çolak M., Waksman Y., Morozova Y., Zelenko S.

4th International Conference on Late Roman Coarse Ware, Cooking Ware and Amphorae in The Mediterranean: Arcaeology and Archaeometry, Thessaloniki, Yunanistan, 7 - 11 Nisan 2011, ss.911-929

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Thessaloniki
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Yunanistan
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.911-929
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A late Roman shipwreck located off the cape of Plaka (Crimea, Ukraine) during surveys carried two main types of
amphorae, LRA1 and ‘carrot’ amphorae. The typological study lead to propose a dating of the cargo between the
second quarter of the 6th and the 3rd quarter of the 7th century. Preliminary results of petrographic and chemical
analyses show that the two types of amphorae do not correspond to a single production. The hypothesis that the whole
cargo came from the workshops of Sinop or of Seleucia Pieria, possible providers of both types, is thus not supported.
An origin in Rhosos/Arsuz might be proposed for most of the LRA1 samples, thanks to reference chemical data provided
by previous research carried out by Empereur and Picon. The attribution of Plaka ‘carrot’ amphorae requests further
study, and especially the analysis of comparative material from Sinop. The amphorae in the cargo are shown to have
multiple origins, a feature that may be common in the late 6th - 7th centuries