Trade Networks in the Neighbouring Roman Provinces of Aquitania-Tarraconensis on the Bay of Biscay: Evidence from Petrographic and Chemical Analyses of Common Coarse Ware Pottery
Common non-wheel-thrown Roman pottery from the southern Aquitania and north-eastern of Tarraconensis provinces (CNT-AQTA) of the Early and Later Roman Empire (1st to 5th centuries AD) has been studied. Petrological, mineralogical, and chemical analyses were conducted to contrast with the archaeologi...
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| author | Ainhoa Alonso-Olazabal Maria Cruz Zuluaga Ana Martínez-Salcedo Milagros Esteban-Delgado Maria Teresa Izquierdo-Marculeta François Rechin Luis Ángel Ortega |
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| description | Common non-wheel-thrown Roman pottery from the southern Aquitania and north-eastern of Tarraconensis provinces (CNT-AQTA) of the Early and Later Roman Empire (1st to 5th centuries AD) has been studied. Petrological, mineralogical, and chemical analyses were conducted to contrast with the archaeological study of the pottery. The chemical composition of many pottery samples displays different patterns of burial chemical modification, limiting their use for provenance and diffusion studies. Particular emphasis has been paid to the petrographic features of the fabrics, as they do not change during burial, reflecting the nature of the raw material and making it possible to identify the provenance areas of the raw materials. Around the Bay of Biscay, the same pottery tradition continued in the neighbouring provinces during Roman times. Petrographic studies make it possible to determine the distribution of pottery and the changes in trade networks during the Roman period across the area of the Bay of Biscay being studied. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-02a14a35b5e348c2bdbbc88d270988702023-11-18T20:38:22ZengMDPI AGMinerals2075-163X2023-06-0113788710.3390/min13070887Trade Networks in the Neighbouring Roman Provinces of Aquitania-Tarraconensis on the Bay of Biscay: Evidence from Petrographic and Chemical Analyses of Common Coarse Ware PotteryAinhoa Alonso-Olazabal0Maria Cruz Zuluaga1Ana Martínez-Salcedo2Milagros Esteban-Delgado3Maria Teresa Izquierdo-Marculeta4François Rechin5Luis Ángel Ortega6Department of Geology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Sarriena s/n, 48940 Leioa, SpainDepartment of Geology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Sarriena s/n, 48940 Leioa, SpainSociedad para el Estudio de la Cerámica Antigua en Hispania (SECAH), P.O. Box 33, 28086 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Social and Human Sciences, University of Deusto, Mundaiz Kalea 50, 20012 Donostia, SpainBasque Cultural Heritage Centre, Basque Government, Donostia-San Sebastian Kalea 1, 01010 Vitoria-Gasteiz, SpainITEM (UR 3002), Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, Av. du Doyen Poplawski, 64000 Pau, FranceDepartment of Geology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Sarriena s/n, 48940 Leioa, SpainCommon non-wheel-thrown Roman pottery from the southern Aquitania and north-eastern of Tarraconensis provinces (CNT-AQTA) of the Early and Later Roman Empire (1st to 5th centuries AD) has been studied. Petrological, mineralogical, and chemical analyses were conducted to contrast with the archaeological study of the pottery. The chemical composition of many pottery samples displays different patterns of burial chemical modification, limiting their use for provenance and diffusion studies. Particular emphasis has been paid to the petrographic features of the fabrics, as they do not change during burial, reflecting the nature of the raw material and making it possible to identify the provenance areas of the raw materials. Around the Bay of Biscay, the same pottery tradition continued in the neighbouring provinces during Roman times. Petrographic studies make it possible to determine the distribution of pottery and the changes in trade networks during the Roman period across the area of the Bay of Biscay being studied.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/13/7/887coarse potteryburial chemical modificationsprovenance areastrade networksBay of BiscayRoman Empire |
| spellingShingle | Ainhoa Alonso-Olazabal Maria Cruz Zuluaga Ana Martínez-Salcedo Milagros Esteban-Delgado Maria Teresa Izquierdo-Marculeta François Rechin Luis Ángel Ortega Trade Networks in the Neighbouring Roman Provinces of Aquitania-Tarraconensis on the Bay of Biscay: Evidence from Petrographic and Chemical Analyses of Common Coarse Ware Pottery Minerals coarse pottery burial chemical modifications provenance areas trade networks Bay of Biscay Roman Empire |
| title | Trade Networks in the Neighbouring Roman Provinces of Aquitania-Tarraconensis on the Bay of Biscay: Evidence from Petrographic and Chemical Analyses of Common Coarse Ware Pottery |
| title_full | Trade Networks in the Neighbouring Roman Provinces of Aquitania-Tarraconensis on the Bay of Biscay: Evidence from Petrographic and Chemical Analyses of Common Coarse Ware Pottery |
| title_fullStr | Trade Networks in the Neighbouring Roman Provinces of Aquitania-Tarraconensis on the Bay of Biscay: Evidence from Petrographic and Chemical Analyses of Common Coarse Ware Pottery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trade Networks in the Neighbouring Roman Provinces of Aquitania-Tarraconensis on the Bay of Biscay: Evidence from Petrographic and Chemical Analyses of Common Coarse Ware Pottery |
| title_short | Trade Networks in the Neighbouring Roman Provinces of Aquitania-Tarraconensis on the Bay of Biscay: Evidence from Petrographic and Chemical Analyses of Common Coarse Ware Pottery |
| title_sort | trade networks in the neighbouring roman provinces of aquitania tarraconensis on the bay of biscay evidence from petrographic and chemical analyses of common coarse ware pottery |
| topic | coarse pottery burial chemical modifications provenance areas trade networks Bay of Biscay Roman Empire |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/13/7/887 |
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