Review article
Evidence of Maritime Trade on the Eastern Adriatic Coast Based on Underwater Finds from Two Roman Ports in Croatia
Luka Bekić
orcid.org/0000-0002-9200-0176
; International Centre for Underwater Archaeology in Zadar B. Petranovića 1 HR-23000 Zadar
Mladen Pešić
; International Centre for Underwater Archaeology in Zadar B. Petranovića 1 HR-23000 Zadar
Abstract
During the period of Roman dominance of the Mediterranean,
maritime routes were important channels for the exchange of goods
between distant parts of the Empire. These routes have changed
over the centuries for political, economic and other reasons. This
paper aims to present differences in the fluctuation of imports
and exports between the eastern Adriatic coast, Italia and other
Roman provinces based on finds of amphorae in Croatia from the
1st to 6th century AD. Amphorae are certainly the most common
find in underwater archaeology research campaigns. Although
they served mainly as packaging containers for the transport
of supplies, they are today a rich source of information about a
ship’s cargo: point of origin, the type and size of ship, its ports
of call and much more. Also, a lot of information can be found
out by studying the amphorae assemblages from harbours and
other coastal sites.
Keywords
Roman ports; Veštar; Janice; maritime trade; amphorae types; amphorae workshops
Hrčak ID:
159938
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Publication date:
12.11.2015.
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