Phoenician Amphora Production and Distribution in the Southern Levant: A multi-disciplinary investigation into carinated-shoulder amphorae of the Persian period (539-332 BC)

Bettles, Elizabeth

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“…The only way the A-02C amphorae would have held a similar volume to earlier forms is if they were significantly elongated and their lower body were wider than the shoulder area, neither of which are indicated in the Persian Period typologies from the region (Lehmann 1996: pls. 70-75;Bettles 2003b).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…CSAs are seen as economically important and key to understanding Phoenician economic strategies and trade networks during the Iron Age (Bettles 2003b;Aznar 2005). CSAs are generally associated with standardised and centralised modes of production and far reaching distribution networks (Lehmann 1996: 75).…”

Section: Later Iron Age and Persian Period Amphorae In The Phoenicianmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The significant integration of archaeometric analyses with more traditional pottery studies has only in two cases been undertaken on Late Iron Age and Persian Period CSA assemblages and are almost entirely lacking from Lebanon. The exception being Aznar's (2005) unpublished PhD thesis and Bettles' (2003b;2003a) studies. As Aznar's work is unpublished and the petrographic aspects are poorly supported with references and images we approach her conclusions with caution.…”

Section: Previous Work On Csas In the Phoenician Homelandmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…7075). The currently available petrographic evidence for CSA assemblages does not allow for a similar comparative analysis because the main studies do not cover material from the whole of Iron age II and Persian period (Aznar 2005;Bettles 2003a;2003b) meaning diachronic changes in fabric preferences cannot be determined. The reason for the development of shorter-neck amphorae with, presumably, a new system for sealing is uncertain, but perhaps the A-02 types could be closed more quickly, more reliably, or using more readily accessible materials.…”

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“…As a great marker of economic activity, intensive studies of Phoenician amphorae have great potential to shed light on the organisation of smaller scale regional economies. Comparatively little attention, however, has been placed on understanding subregional variations in the context of their production and the significance of intraregional distribution patterns (see Bettles 2003b for a notable exception).…”

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Insights into the economic organization of the Phoenician homeland: a multidisciplinary investigation of the later Iron Age II and Persian period Phoenician amphorae from Tell el-Burak This paper details the results of a large-scale multidisciplinary analysis of Iron Age pottery from a settlement in the core of the Phoenician homeland. The research presented centres on a large corpus of Phoenician carinated-shoulder amphorae (CSA) from the later Iron Age II and Persian period contexts at the coastal site of Tell el-Burak. Traditional typological investigations are combined with a focused archaeometric approach including a new quantitative method for the morphometric analysis of amphorae, thin-section petrography, geochemistry and organic residue analyses, aimed at gaining a more detailed understanding of the organisation of the Phoenician economy. Despite gradual, but marked typological changes, very little change in the fabrics of these amphorae was noted over the 400 year Iron Age occupation of the site. The research, thus, demonstrates that the production of the Iron Age amphorae from Tell el-Burak was highly organised and was undertaken by long-lived, sustained and centralized modes. The establishment of Tell el-Burak and this new pottery industry coincides with the proliferation of the world's first great imperial powers, the Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian and Persian empires and the outcomes of this research provide new insights into socioeconomic strategies adopted in the Phoenician homeland during this pivotal time.

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This paper presents the results of a multipronged approach to the study of the Hellenistic and Early Roman ceramic oil lamps excavated at the Agora of Nea Paphos in Cyprus. The assemblage was studied macroscopically, and selected samples were analysed through WD-XRF spectroscopy and thin section petrography, combined with refiring tests. The integrated results revealed that local production changed through time in terms of lamp shapes, manufacturing techniques and clay recipes, while imported lamps originated from a range of sources. The transformations seen in the local production correlate with changes in the origin of imported lamp supply and the impact of other centres on the local lamp manufacture. These patterns in production and supply could be most likely associated with political transformations and urban development.

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Phoenician Amphora Production and Distribution in the Southern Levant: A multi-disciplinary investigation into carinated-shoulder amphorae of the Persian period (539-332 BC)

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Insights into the economic organization of the Phoenician homeland: a multi-disciplinary investigation of the later Iron Age II and Persian period Phoenician amphorae from Tell el-Burak

Insights into the economic organization of the Phoenician homeland: a multi-disciplinary investigation of the later Iron Age II and Persian period Phoenician amphorae from Tell el-Burak

People, Material Culture, and Ethno-Religious Regions in Achaemenid Palestine

Production and Supply of Ceramic Oil Lamps in Hellenistic and Early Roman Nea Paphos, Cyprus: Integrated Typological, Chronological and Provenance Studies

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