Oriental Amphorae Discovered at Histria in the Central-North Sector (Campaign 2012)

Oriental Amphorae Discovered at Histria in the Central-North Sector (Campaign 2012)

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The 41 fragments of oriental amphorae presented in this study belong to a series including 143 fragments discovered at Histria, in the Central-North Sector, in a 26/ 2 m trench opened in 2012.The ceramic material is divided in nine types of amphorae and one type of amphora lids.The Goalie - Blockers - Senior studied material can be divided as follows : 52.45 % amphorae, 43.

36 % kitchen pottery, 2.80 % lamps and 1.40 % other items.The statistics based on the entire pottery assemblage show that the amphorae are still the most important ceramic category Wall Mount Faucets (77.

60 %), followed by the kitchen pottery (20.40 %) and other items (2 %).