Ceramics and Commerce: Amphorae from Caesarea Maritima

Abstract

Excavation of Vault 1 at Caesarea Maritima yielded a stratified corpus of ceramics that included a high percentage of amphorae. The amphorae were catalogued both by morphology and by fabric, the fabric analysis being based on thin-section petrographic and heavy mineral analyses. These combined results were compared with recent amphora studies conducted by Peacock and Williams (1986). The analysis allowed the Caesarea amphorae to be grouped into classes for which probable date, origin, and contents could be determined. Knowledge of origin and contents allowed economic conclusions on the uses of Vault 1 over time and suggestions concerning the economic system through which Caesarea functioned. Special emphasis is placed on analysis of the so-called Gaza Amphora in the determination of where it was manufactured.

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