Excavations at Carthage: The Circular Harbour, North Side: The Pottery v.2 (British Academy Monographs in Archaeology) - Hardcover

Fulford, M. G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0197270042 ISBN 13: 9780197270042

Publisher: The British Academy, 1995

Synopsis

These two books form the final publication of a major excavation on the side of the famous Circular (or Naval) Harbour of Carthage. Volume II,1 publishes the main findings, including the remains of the dry docks for the Carthaginian navy. The focus is mainly on the Roman-Byzantine periods: for the first time ever, the probable remains of an imprerial clothworks or gynaeceum have been revealed. The book is also an exercise in achaeological method. Substantial space is devoted to discussions, including ambitious reconstructions of the use of space, attempts to set the discoveries in a wider context, and critical looks at the methodology and argumentation used in this type of urban archaeology, which has been charactersistic of British work over the last 25 years. Volume II,2 reports on the pottery from the well stratified urban sequence which spans the late Punic to the late Byzantine periods. Of particular importance is the early Roman pottery which includes a a wide range of fine wares including eastern and Italian sigillatas, lamps, amphorae and dometics wares. There is also a summary of quantitative data for all the ceramics. The information contained in Volume II,2 will enable further reconstruction of the patterns of commerce of the Roman Mediterranean. This is as comprehensive a publication of an urban excavation as has ever been attempted. This book is intended for archaeologists of the Mediterranean, ancient historians.

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Full title: Excavations at Carthage: The British Mission, Vol. II, 2. The Circular Harbour, North Side: The Pottery. By M. G. Fulford and D. P. S. Peacock. British Academy Monographs in Archaeology no. 5. The book is in very good condition, apart from a 1.5 cm tear at the front top edge of the dust jacket. Internally the book is clean, tight and unmarked.This book is the second book of the final publication of a major excavation on the side of the famous Circular (or Naval) Harbour of Carthage. This volume reports on the pottery from the well stratified urban sequence which spans from the late Punic to the late Byzantine periods. Of particular importance is the early Roman pottery which includes a wide range of fine wares including eastern and Italian sigillatas, lamps, amphorae and domestics wares. There is also a summary of quantitative data for all the ceramics, and the informations contained in this volume will enable reconstruction of the patterns of commerce of the Roman Mediterranean.

Edition details

• Publisher: The British Academy
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0197270042
• ISBN 13: 9780197270042
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 124