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A local production of Mid Roman 1 amphorae at Latrun, Cyrenaica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2014

Loïc Mazou  and
Claudio Capelli
Loïc Mazou
Affiliation:
University of Poitiers, France
Claudio Capelli
Affiliation:
DIP.TE.RIS., University of Genoa, Italy and Centre Camille Jullian, MMSH-CNRS, Aix-en-Provence, France
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Abstract

Excavations at the village of Erythron/Latrun near Apollonia in Cyrenaica uncovered a potter's rubbish dump in an abandoned Roman bath complex, thought to be linked to the nearby potter's kiln. Common wares and lamps were produced here and of particular note were Mid Roman 1 amphorae. These amphorae were thought to have been produced mainly in Sicily but also North Africa, and with the new discovery at Latrun we can now also add Cyrenaica to the list. Archaeometric (thin section) analysis on samples from the site confirms this theory.

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Libyan Studies , Volume 42 , 2011 , pp. 73 - 76
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Copyright © Society for Libyan Studies 2011

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