in R.F. Docter, E. Gubel, V. Martínez Hahnmüller and A. Perugini, Amphorae in the Phoenician-Punic World. The State of the Art, Leuven - Paris - Bristol, 2022, 2022
This paper examines archaeological data from the excavation on the island of Proratora, northeast... more This paper examines archaeological data from the excavation on the island of Proratora, northeast Sardinia. The amphora evidence suggests that the site formed part of the maritime networks that stretched across the western Mediterranean. Indications point to continuing contact with vectors carrying Carthaginian goods throughout the second century BCE. The site may have been both a workshop continuing traditional Carthaginian economic practices and a place for the storage and distribution of material with connections to Olbia and elsewhere. Furthermore, the evidence is in line with other data from surveys from nearby areas on the mainland. The currently excavated site is quite small, but a survey of the surrounding zone suggests that this was originally more extensive, something which can be verified by further excavation. 1
in R.F. Docter, E. Gubel, V. Martínez Hahnmüller and A. Perugini, Amphorae in the Phoenician-Punic World. The State of the Art, Leuven - Paris - Bristol, 2022
The amphorae found in Olbia, between the birth of the settlement (the second quarter of the eight... more The amphorae found in Olbia, between the birth of the settlement (the second quarter of the eighth century BCE) and far beyond the Roman conquest, allow us to trace a profile of the economic and commercial aspects of this site, characterised by a very favourable geographical location. During the Phoenician phase of the settlement, the various origins of the amphorae (from the extreme west to the eastern Mediterranean), suggest a very dynamic phase of the the economy of Olbia, when the first colonial urban centres were formed. The absence of evidence relating to the production of amphorae, which is typical of Carthage's establishment of colonies in Sardinia, between the end of the seventh and the sixth century BCE, confirms that the settlement of the Greeks was to the detriment of the Phoenicians. Punic amphorae appear only between the end of the sixth to the first half of the fifth century BCE and then increase during the first half of the fourth century BCE, confirming, in the absence of archaeological contexts in phase, the continuity of life on the site. During the second half of the fourth century, with the urban (re-)foundation, local production increased, together with imports from other Punic sites and by 'Greek' amphorae. The Punic imprint remains well beyond the Roman conquest with local productions that, during the whole of the second century BCE, continue the typical morphologies of the 'neckless' amphorae.
Iscrizioni cd. minori per la loro natura quotidiana, realizzate ante o post cocturam su argilla e... more Iscrizioni cd. minori per la loro natura quotidiana, realizzate ante o post cocturam su argilla e ceramica offrono esempi eterogenei di impiego della scrittura. La loro schedatura in un database on-line offre una catalogazione di moltissime testimonianze, disperse dal punto di vista areale e/o cronologico. Si presentano in questa sede alcuni esempi di cultura "trasversale", in termini di cultura materiale, tra il mondo fenicio-punico e il mondo classico greco-romano. Le interazioni tra i diversi ambiti culturali posso esplicarsi nell'ambito della scrittura, del supporto scrittorio o dell'onomastica. In questo contributo preliminare si presenta una breve panoramica della problematica, che merita ulteriori futuri approfondimenti.
in A. Ferjaoui - T. Redissi (eds), La vie, la mort et la religion dans l’univers Phénicien et Punique. Actes du VIIème Congrès International des Études Phéniciennes et Puniques (Hammamet, 9 - 14 novembre 2009), Vol. II, Production et relations commerciales, Tunis 2019, pp. 1179-1194
in J. Bonetto - E. Bukowiecki - R. Volpe (eds), Alle origini del laterizio romano. Nascita e diffusione del mattone cotto nel Mediterraneo tra IV e I secolo a.C., Atti del II Convegno Internazionale “Laterizio” (Padova, 26-28 Aprile 2016), Padova 2019, pp. 271-273
R. Járrega - P. Berni (eds), Amphorae ex Hispania: paisajes de producción y consumo, III Congreso Internacional de la Sociedad de Estudios de la Ceramica Antigua (Tarragona, 10-13 diciembre 2014), Monografia Ex Officina Hispana, Tarragona 2016
in A. Russo Tagliente - F. Guarneri (eds), Santuari Mediterranei tra Oriente e Occidente. Interazioni e contatti culturali (Roma - Civitavecchia, 18-22 giugno 2014), Roma 2016, pp. 355-358
Momenti di continuità e rottura: bilancio di trent'anni di convegni L'Africa romana, L'Africa Romana XX (Alghero 26-29 settembre 2013), Roma 2015, pp. 1335-1340
Immensa Aequora Workshop. Ricerche archeologiche, archeometriche e informatiche per la ricostruzione dell'economia e dei commerci nel bacino occidentale del Mediterraneo (metà IV sec. a.C. - I sec d.C.), Atti del Convegno (Roma, Università La Sapienza 24-26 gennaio 2011), Roma 2013, pp. 287-296
"The Punic Phase of the ancient city of Olbia (Sardinia) spans between the Carthaginian foundatio... more "The Punic Phase of the ancient city of Olbia (Sardinia) spans between the Carthaginian foundation (c. 330 B.C.) and the Roman conquest (238 B.C.) The expansion of the modern city, completely overlapping the ancient town, brought to light with innumerable rescue excavations lot of finds, mainly ceramics. The article deals with “stranger” transport amphoras produced outside of the Punic world and arrived by trade into the city. The birth of the ancient Punic city exactly coincides with the transitional phase in the Thyrrenian area of the developing and trading of local wines produced in that area. Olbia, ancient harbour and consumption center, gives in its archaeological strata a rich documentation of transport amphoras coming fom the Massalia area, Magna Graecia and Sicily, and maybe Greece too. This foundation, the only urban one in the Sardinian East coast, should have affected all the trading balance of the Thyrrenian Sea, opening new trades in all the area."
in M.B. Cocco, A. Gavini, A. Ibba (edd.), Trasformazione dei paesaggi del potere nell’Africa settentrionale fino alla fine del mondo antico, Atti XIX AR (Sassari, 16-19 dicembre 2010), Roma 2012, pp. 2889-2898
in R.F. Docter, E. Gubel, V. Martínez Hahnmüller and A. Perugini, Amphorae in the Phoenician-Punic World. The State of the Art, Leuven - Paris - Bristol, 2022, 2022
This paper examines archaeological data from the excavation on the island of Proratora, northeast... more This paper examines archaeological data from the excavation on the island of Proratora, northeast Sardinia. The amphora evidence suggests that the site formed part of the maritime networks that stretched across the western Mediterranean. Indications point to continuing contact with vectors carrying Carthaginian goods throughout the second century BCE. The site may have been both a workshop continuing traditional Carthaginian economic practices and a place for the storage and distribution of material with connections to Olbia and elsewhere. Furthermore, the evidence is in line with other data from surveys from nearby areas on the mainland. The currently excavated site is quite small, but a survey of the surrounding zone suggests that this was originally more extensive, something which can be verified by further excavation. 1
in R.F. Docter, E. Gubel, V. Martínez Hahnmüller and A. Perugini, Amphorae in the Phoenician-Punic World. The State of the Art, Leuven - Paris - Bristol, 2022
The amphorae found in Olbia, between the birth of the settlement (the second quarter of the eight... more The amphorae found in Olbia, between the birth of the settlement (the second quarter of the eighth century BCE) and far beyond the Roman conquest, allow us to trace a profile of the economic and commercial aspects of this site, characterised by a very favourable geographical location. During the Phoenician phase of the settlement, the various origins of the amphorae (from the extreme west to the eastern Mediterranean), suggest a very dynamic phase of the the economy of Olbia, when the first colonial urban centres were formed. The absence of evidence relating to the production of amphorae, which is typical of Carthage's establishment of colonies in Sardinia, between the end of the seventh and the sixth century BCE, confirms that the settlement of the Greeks was to the detriment of the Phoenicians. Punic amphorae appear only between the end of the sixth to the first half of the fifth century BCE and then increase during the first half of the fourth century BCE, confirming, in the absence of archaeological contexts in phase, the continuity of life on the site. During the second half of the fourth century, with the urban (re-)foundation, local production increased, together with imports from other Punic sites and by 'Greek' amphorae. The Punic imprint remains well beyond the Roman conquest with local productions that, during the whole of the second century BCE, continue the typical morphologies of the 'neckless' amphorae.
Iscrizioni cd. minori per la loro natura quotidiana, realizzate ante o post cocturam su argilla e... more Iscrizioni cd. minori per la loro natura quotidiana, realizzate ante o post cocturam su argilla e ceramica offrono esempi eterogenei di impiego della scrittura. La loro schedatura in un database on-line offre una catalogazione di moltissime testimonianze, disperse dal punto di vista areale e/o cronologico. Si presentano in questa sede alcuni esempi di cultura "trasversale", in termini di cultura materiale, tra il mondo fenicio-punico e il mondo classico greco-romano. Le interazioni tra i diversi ambiti culturali posso esplicarsi nell'ambito della scrittura, del supporto scrittorio o dell'onomastica. In questo contributo preliminare si presenta una breve panoramica della problematica, che merita ulteriori futuri approfondimenti.
in A. Ferjaoui - T. Redissi (eds), La vie, la mort et la religion dans l’univers Phénicien et Punique. Actes du VIIème Congrès International des Études Phéniciennes et Puniques (Hammamet, 9 - 14 novembre 2009), Vol. II, Production et relations commerciales, Tunis 2019, pp. 1179-1194
in J. Bonetto - E. Bukowiecki - R. Volpe (eds), Alle origini del laterizio romano. Nascita e diffusione del mattone cotto nel Mediterraneo tra IV e I secolo a.C., Atti del II Convegno Internazionale “Laterizio” (Padova, 26-28 Aprile 2016), Padova 2019, pp. 271-273
R. Járrega - P. Berni (eds), Amphorae ex Hispania: paisajes de producción y consumo, III Congreso Internacional de la Sociedad de Estudios de la Ceramica Antigua (Tarragona, 10-13 diciembre 2014), Monografia Ex Officina Hispana, Tarragona 2016
in A. Russo Tagliente - F. Guarneri (eds), Santuari Mediterranei tra Oriente e Occidente. Interazioni e contatti culturali (Roma - Civitavecchia, 18-22 giugno 2014), Roma 2016, pp. 355-358
Momenti di continuità e rottura: bilancio di trent'anni di convegni L'Africa romana, L'Africa Romana XX (Alghero 26-29 settembre 2013), Roma 2015, pp. 1335-1340
Immensa Aequora Workshop. Ricerche archeologiche, archeometriche e informatiche per la ricostruzione dell'economia e dei commerci nel bacino occidentale del Mediterraneo (metà IV sec. a.C. - I sec d.C.), Atti del Convegno (Roma, Università La Sapienza 24-26 gennaio 2011), Roma 2013, pp. 287-296
"The Punic Phase of the ancient city of Olbia (Sardinia) spans between the Carthaginian foundatio... more "The Punic Phase of the ancient city of Olbia (Sardinia) spans between the Carthaginian foundation (c. 330 B.C.) and the Roman conquest (238 B.C.) The expansion of the modern city, completely overlapping the ancient town, brought to light with innumerable rescue excavations lot of finds, mainly ceramics. The article deals with “stranger” transport amphoras produced outside of the Punic world and arrived by trade into the city. The birth of the ancient Punic city exactly coincides with the transitional phase in the Thyrrenian area of the developing and trading of local wines produced in that area. Olbia, ancient harbour and consumption center, gives in its archaeological strata a rich documentation of transport amphoras coming fom the Massalia area, Magna Graecia and Sicily, and maybe Greece too. This foundation, the only urban one in the Sardinian East coast, should have affected all the trading balance of the Thyrrenian Sea, opening new trades in all the area."
in M.B. Cocco, A. Gavini, A. Ibba (edd.), Trasformazione dei paesaggi del potere nell’Africa settentrionale fino alla fine del mondo antico, Atti XIX AR (Sassari, 16-19 dicembre 2010), Roma 2012, pp. 2889-2898
The island of Proratora (north-east coast of Sardinia) is in the Tavolara- Punta Coda Cavallo Mar... more The island of Proratora (north-east coast of Sardinia) is in the Tavolara- Punta Coda Cavallo Marine Park. The small island closes the southern part of the Gulf of Olbia matched to the north by the island of Figarolo. A preliminary excavation on the flat southern tip of the island in 2011 revealed a rectangular structure of ca. 100 square metres, which was probably divided into different rooms and oriented north-west / south-east. The excavation concentrated mainly on two rooms (A and B) which find a terminus post quem in a group of coins (probably left as a foundation rite) dated at the end of the 3rd century BC. These two rooms contained a notable number of amphorae, the object of the present poster and suggested that they were used for storage.
co-authored with D. Piacentini, poster presented to: Santuari Mediterranei tra Oriente e Occidente. Interazioni e contatti culturali (Roma – Civitavecchia 18-22 giugno 2014), c.s.
in A. Roppa, M. Botto, P. van Dommelen (a cura di), Il Mediterraneo occidentale dalla fase fenici... more in A. Roppa, M. Botto, P. van Dommelen (a cura di), Il Mediterraneo occidentale dalla fase fenicia all’egemonia cartaginese. Dinamiche insediative, forme rituali e cultura materiale nel V secolo a.C., Roma 2021, pp. 81-90.
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