Roads of Arabia: New finds of Aqaba amphorae in the Red Sea from a newly discovered wreck site at Jeddah/Eliza shoals
This paper concerns a probable shipwreck cargo of Aqaba amphorae, which was discovered during the second season of a survey project along the Saudi Arabian coast, initiated by nautical archaeologists from Philipps-University Marburg and conducted in cooperation with members of the Saudi Commission f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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University of Warsaw Press
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean |
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| Online Access: | http://pam-journal.pl/gicid/01.3001.0014.5032 |
| Summary: | This paper concerns a probable shipwreck cargo of Aqaba amphorae, which was discovered during the second season of a survey project along the Saudi Arabian coast, initiated by nautical archaeologists from Philipps-University Marburg and conducted in cooperation with members of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Heritage in the autumn of 2013. Seafaring and sea trade was, according to the few ancient sources and the results of modern research, a hazardous endeavor in antiquity. Transport containers, like the Aqaba amphorae, played a major role in this trade— significant numbers of these vessels have been detected on various sites along the Red Sea coast and its hinterland. The chronological classification is far from complete and recent archaeometrical investigations help to clarify the logistical aspects of the production and distribution of Aqaba amphorae. Finding remains of Aqaba amphorae at a supposed shipwreck site close to Jeddah delivers new insight into the maritime routes and activities along the western coast of Saudi Arabia. The documentary material currently available is the baseline for further research in the field of maritime archaeology as it pertains to trade in the Red Sea. |
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| ISSN: | 1234-5415 2083-537X |