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The relationship between agricultural production and amphora manufacture on Roman Crete

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2018

Scott Gallimore*
Affiliation:
Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, sgallimore@wlu.ca

Extract

While there have been a number of inquiries into agricultural production and amphora manufacture, discussion of the relationship between the two remains limited. A recent article by A. Bevan that examines the history of ‘containerization’ in the Mediterranean from the early Bronze Age to the 20th c. A.D. illustrates one side. It focuses on different manifestations of containers, emphasizing their cultural impact over the whole history of civilization in the region. While underscoring the importance of these transport vessels as packaging, particularly for liquid commodities, he provides limited consideration of the mechanisms behind the goods moving into these containers. Studies concerned with agricultural production are also on the rise, but scholars often limit the focus to amphorae. For instance, in analyzing capital investment in large-scale farms, A. Marzano commented:

rather than attempting a study of agricultural production through the containers for foodstuffs, this investigation focuses on the presses, the machinery for the processing of grapes and olive.

Type
Archaeological Notes
Copyright
Copyright © Journal of Roman Archaeology L.L.C. 2018 

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