The Supply of Glass at Portus Ilicitanus (Alicante, Spain): A Meta‐Analysis of HIMT Glasses
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Title: | The Supply of Glass at Portus Ilicitanus (Alicante, Spain): A Meta‐Analysis of HIMT Glasses |
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Authors: | Juan Ares, Jorge de | Schibille, Nadine | Molina Vidal, Jaime | Sánchez de Prado, María Dolores |
Research Group/s: | Culturas Antiguas y Cultura Material |
Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Prehistoria, Arqueología, Historia Antigua, Filología Griega y Filología Latina |
Keywords: | HIMTa and b glass | Late Roman Spain | Jalame | Trade | LA–ICP–MS | Mediterranean | Meta-analysis |
Knowledge Area: | Historia Antigua |
Issue Date: | Jun-2019 |
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons |
Citation: | Archaeometry. 2019, 61(3): 647-662. doi:10.1111/arcm.12446 |
Abstract: | Portus Ilicitanus (Picola, Alicante) was the main sea harbour of the Roman Colonia Iulia Ilici Augusta and as such played a crucial role in the supply of fundamental commodities to the Iberian Peninsula. Excavations yielded large quantities of glass in fourth‐ and early fifth‐century contexts. Elemental analysis of 60 samples by laser ablation – inductively coupled plasma – mass spectrometry (LA–ICP–MS) confirmed that the glasses were imported from the Eastern Mediterranean. A majority of the glasses correspond to the HIMTa primary production group, which originates from Egypt. The statistical evaluation of published data of 589 HIMT glasses further revealed differential distribution patterns of the HIMTa and HIMTb subtypes between the Eastern and Western Mediterranean, suggesting chronological trends that are linked to wider geopolitical changes. This demonstrates the need for systematic large‐scale approaches to identify supply patterns and possible factors underlying geographical differences and/or chronological developments. |
Sponsor: | This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No. 647315 to NS). |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/91931 |
ISSN: | 0003-813X (Print) | 1475-4754 (Online) |
DOI: | 10.1111/arcm.12446 |
Language: | eng |
Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Rights: | © 2018 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. |
Peer Review: | si |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12446 |
Appears in Collections: | INV - CACM - Artículos de Revistas Research funded by the EU |
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