Roman pottery workshops

The purpose of the current paper is to carry out a morphotype study of the set of loom weights from the Roman site of Iria Flavia (Padrón, A Coruña). Despite the presumable simplicity which is usually linked to this kind of pieces, its study responds, as it is in other productions, to a typological classification based mainly on its geometric shapes. The set presented is testimony to a domestic and textile activity not known in this site until the time of its discovery. As a novelty, the traditional morphological analysis is accompanied by the photogrammetric study of the loom weights, with the aim of providing new data to the research, in addition to promoting the conservation and dissemination of the pieces studied.

Čazma i okolica u današnjoj geografskoj podjeli pripadaju Bjelovarsko-bilogorskoj županiji smještenoj na sjeverozapadu Hrvatske. Bitno je napomenuti kako je riječ o vrlo plodnom području koje obiluje bujnim livadama i prostranim šumama. Rijeke kao što su Česma i Ilova te Glogovnica, koja se kod Čazme ulijeva u Česmu, imale su značajnu ulogu u odabiru položaja za naselja u prapovijesti. Arheološki lokalitet Čazma
Rađinac otkriven je u svibnju 1980. godine prilikom terenskog pregleda okolice Čazme. Prva istraživanja koja je vodio Vjekoslav Štrk, kustos-arheolog Zavičajnog muzeja Čazma, započela su 1983. godine.

Late Roman glazed ceramics in Pannonia – processing based on archaeological aspects
and archaeometric background
Glazed ceramics from the Roman period, especially objects dated to the Late Roman period (mid-3rd century to 5th century AD) have not received adequate attention in recent Hungarian archaeological research. Although numerous studies and scientific works can be cited from an archaeological perspective that delve into the topic to
some extent, and sporadic archaeometric examinations have been carried out on Pannonian material, the systematic research and processing combined with archaeometric analysis of Pannonian glazed ceramics are still awaited.
Therefore, our work is the beginning of a longer, unique and gap-filling research.
Following the outline of the archaeological and archaeometric background and the research objectives, we also address the questions of production in Aquincum based on previous studies. The study concludes with a catalogue of the glazed ceramics selected for examination from Aquincum and the Barbaricum (Ecser, Üllő).

The grey coarse pottery include vessels that were fired under reducing conditions, characterized by their coarse,
granular texture, often containing sand and lime grains, typically porous, hard. These were commonly used for
cooking, baking and storing in the settlements and were also employed as grave goods in cemeteries.
The analyzed ceramic find material originates from the cemeteries of Brigetio, excavated between 1992 and
1996 in the civilian town, from the military pottery workshop (Kurucdomb and Gerhát), as well as from the early
archaeological investigations of the legionary camp and the canabae, some vessels belong to private collections.
The typology is based on the analysis of nearly 800 vessels, which can be categorized into 10 morphological
groups. Most forms are related to the Roman ceramic tradition, the following of the La Téne tratiotion is rarely
observed.

Per la seva especialització agrària en la producció de vi a l’època romana, el Maresme és una regió on s’han documentat dolia i magatzems de dolia en abundància, per als quals fem una proposta de catàleg. Es recullen els dolia sencers, opercula, segells ante cocturam anepígrafs, segells ante cocturam amb epígrafs ibèrics, segells ante cocturam amb epígrafs llatins, inscripcions ibèriques en dolia, inscripcions de capacitat en dolia i els espais de magatzem. A les conclusions, s’avalua el conjunt de les dades i es reflexiona entorn del procés d’aculturació romana del qual els dolia donen fe, com a recursos tècnics aportats pels nouvinguts.

The site of the Legio X Fretensis kilnworks at Jerusalem has provided a wealth of information about Roman-period military craft production. In this article, we take a closer look at a particular set of work processes documented at the sitethose involving the selection, adaptation, and use of local clays. The Jerusalem site has yielded a rather spectacular range of clay evidenceincluding raw clays, unfired products, furnace linings, and finished ceramicsrecovered in production contexts. Moreover, both the ancient investment in maintaining such elaborate clay processing at the legionary kilnworks and the recent academic attempts to attribute different clay recipes to specific communities (military versus civilian workshops) warrant a more detailed contextual analysis of the clay procurement and preparation processes. In doing so, it becomes apparent that clay processing at the site was highly innovative, drawing both on local traditional materials and developing new recipes, and that the supply of clays to different specialized workgroups relied on a complex coordination of materials and labour.

Situated on the southern shores of Lake Mariout, around 20 km southwest of Alexandria, the archaeological site of Tabbet Metawah offers a layered narrative of life, labor, belief, and death spanning multiple historical periods. This presentation examines the results of a 2022 excavation conducted by an Egyptian mission affiliated with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (MOTA), shedding light on the site’s evolving occupation.
During the Ptolemaic period, a small settlement emerged on the island’s elevated section, organized in two phases. The units identified reflect a diversity of functions, ranging from domestic and food preparation spaces to industrial and religious installations. After a period of abandonment, the site saw renewed activity during the Roman period, when its northern part was repurposed for industrial use. A lime kiln was installed, causing the destruction of earlier Ptolemaic structures. The area was later abandoned again and reused as a Bedouin cemetery during the Islamic period.
The burial practices of the Ptolemaic inhabitants were also uncovered: a hypogeum tomb situated northwest of the settlement was used for interment, indicating a deliberate separation between the spaces of life and death.
Meanwhile, in the eastern depression near the lake, excavators uncovered an Early Roman pottery workshop, including three kilns. Two of these display unusual designs, distinguishing them from typical amphora kilns found elsewhere in the Mariout region, suggesting either technological variation or local adaptation.
This multidisciplinary case study invites a closer look at how communities lived, worked, worshipped, and buried their dead in a marginal yet richly dynamic environment in Graeco-Roman Egypt.

Cette opération a été financée par le ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Développement international par l'intermédiaire du Centre Jean Bérard (USR 3133 du CNRS), par l'École française de Rome, par le Centre Camille Jullian (UMR 7299) et a bénéficié de fonds privés dans le cadre d'un mécénat de la part de deux sociétés françaises : cmD2, Art et Luxe, Artfusion et des financements privés.

U uvodnom dijelu rada sažeto se predstavlja fond razglednica Dokumentacijskog odjela Arheološkog muzeja Istre. S obzirom na brojnost starih razglednica s prikazom postojeće zgrade Arheološkog muzeja Istre te njegovih preteča, Muzeja grada Pule i Kraljevskog muzeja Istre, iz fonda su izabrani reprezentativni primjerci koji se ovdje analiziraju. Razglednice se donose kronološki, od najstarijih, koje prenose izgled Muzeja grada Pule početkom 20. stoljeća, sve do onih mlađeg datuma s prikazom današnjeg Arheološkog muzeja Istre na samom kraju stoljeća. Interpretira se isključivo vizualni sadržaj prisutan na razglednicama. Ukazuje se na važnost razglednica kao tiskane građe koja, kako je prikazano u ovom radu, ima ulogu dokumentacije o povijesti muzeja, odnosno muzejskih zgrada.The postcard collection of the Documentation Department of the Archaeological Museum of Istria is briefly presented in the introductory section of this paper. Bearing in mind the huge number of old postcards featur...

U radu se donosi i analizira dosad neobjavljena i nekorištena projektna dokumentacija za gradnju zgrade Pulskog radničkog društva na Clivo Santo Stefano 3 u Puli, danas Usponu sv. Stjepana 1. Zgrada je sagrađena 1883. godine, a početkom 20. stoljeća dodijeljena je Gradskom muzeju (Museo Civico), prethodniku Arheološkog muzeja Istre, i Gradskoj knjižnici (Biblioteca Civica). Od 1930. sjedište je Državne organizacije za zaštitu materinstva i djece (Federazione provinciale dell’Opera Nazionale per la Protezione della Maternità e dell’Infanzia - Aiuto materno). Nakon njezina rušenja, 1937. godine na istom je mjestu podignuta nova zgrada za potrebe javnih službi (Casa della Madre e del Bambino). Danas u njoj djeluje Dječji vrtić - Scuola dell’infanzia Rin Tin Tin.The paper presents and analyses previously unpublished and unused design documentation for the erection of the building of the Workers’ Society of Pula at No. 3 Clivo Santo Stefano, now No. 1 Uspon svetog Stjepana. The building ...

Na području sela Hrastovsko na gradini Vučje grlo tijekom 1986. i 1987. godine Gradski muzej Varaždin provodio je probna arheološka istraživanja s ciljem utvrđivanja karaktera i datacije nalazišta. Na sjevernoj padini gradine pronađeni su ostatci rimskih peći koje bi se prema materijalu pronađenom unutar peći i u njihovoj neposrednoj blizini moglo okarakterizirati kao ostatke rimske opekarske radionice. Smještaj radionice u blizini Ludbrega upućuje na činjenicu da je materijal izrađivan za potrebe antičke Jovije, vrlo vjerojatno tijekom 2. stoljeća u periodu kad je na tom području arheološki zabilježena intenzivnija izgradnja, a prema keramičkom materijalu pronađenom na lokalitetu moguće i u 3. stoljeću. Radionica je smještena na ležištu sirovine gline, u blizini rijeke Bednje kojom se materijal prevozio do Ludbrega, a i koja je bila važna u produktivnom smislu za izradu opeka.

An Important part of the planning of both ancient and modern cities is the creation and formation
of spaces in which the dead would be buried. In different historical periods, these necropoles were situated differently
regarding the position of the city itself. In early Hellenistic and Roman Byzantium, as well as in early Constantinople,
they were positioned outside the city walls. As much as the city grew and expanded in the next centuries,
so did the position of the main necropolis move to the West outside the city walls. The last great expansion of
Constantinople in the 5th century by Emperor Theodosius II, enclosed for the first time the necropoles within the
fortified territory of the city, between the old Constantinian walls and the newly built ones, territory which had
never been settled in. The main necropolis remained there until the fall of the city in 1453.

Resum Des de l'any 1969 el jaciment arqueològic de Torre Llauder ha tingut successives intervencions arqueològiques que han anat posant al descobert part de la pars urbana d'una vil•la i altres estructures de caire industrial. Quant a datacions, aquestes intervencions havien donat resultats molt modestos, en alguns casos per manca de mètode arqueològic, i en d'altres perquè els nivells relacionats amb estructures proporcionaven escàs material. L'any 2006 comença un nou període d'intervencions arqueològiques en els sectors est i oest del clos arqueològic, que s'allargà fins l'any 2010. Aquestes noves intervencions han donat una seqüència estratigràfica que confirma una ocupació continuada del jaciment des del segle I aC fins al segle VII dC. A partir d'aquests resultats hem fet una revisió de les intervencions anteriors que han canviat algunes de les hipòtesis publicades. Paraules clau Forn ceràmic, vil•la romana, sitges, dolia, premsa de vi, necròpolis.

Resum Des de l'any 1969 el jaciment arqueològic de Torre Llauder ha tingut successives intervencions arqueològiques que han anat posant al descobert part de la pars urbana d'una vil•la i altres estructures de caire industrial. Quant a datacions, aquestes intervencions havien donat resultats molt modestos, en alguns casos per manca de mètode arqueològic, i en d'altres perquè els nivells relacionats amb estructures proporcionaven escàs material. L'any 2006 comença un nou període d'intervencions arqueològiques en els sectors est i oest del clos arqueològic, que s'allargà fins l'any 2010. Aquestes noves intervencions han donat una seqüència estratigràfica que confirma una ocupació continuada del jaciment des del segle I aC fins al segle VII dC. A partir d'aquests resultats hem fet una revisió de les intervencions anteriors que han canviat algunes de les hipòtesis publicades. Paraules clau Forn ceràmic, vil•la romana, sitges, dolia, premsa de vi, necròpolis.

Des de l'any 1969 el jaciment arqueològic de Torre Llauder ha tingut successives intervencions arqueològiques que han anat posant al descobert part de la pars urbana d'una vil•la i altres estructures de caire industrial. Quant a datacions, aquestes intervencions havien donat resultats molt modestos, en alguns casos per manca de mètode arqueològic, i en d'altres perquè els nivells relacionats amb estructures proporcionaven escàs material. L'any 2006 comença un nou període d'intervencions arqueològiques en els sectors est i oest del clos arqueològic, que s'allargà fins l'any 2010. Aquestes noves intervencions han donat una seqüència estratigràfica que confirma una ocupació continuada del jaciment des del segle I aC fins al segle VII dC. A partir d'aquests resultats hem fet una revisió de les intervencions anteriors que han canviat algunes de les hipòtesis publicades. Forn ceràmic, vil•la romana, sitges, dolia, premsa de vi, necròpolis.

On the western coast of Egypt, high-ranking officials and members of the Elephantine elite chose the east-facing hill of Qubbet el-Hawa as a cemetery. Until a few decades ago, when these tombs remained untouched, the environmental conditions inside remained constant. However, the process of exhumation and excavation of many of these tombs in the necropolis has accelerated their deterioration. Additionally, the impact of climate change, including increases in interior temperature and relative humidity, has further compounded to the problem. This research proposes a method for evaluating the impact of future climate scenarios on the preservation and conservation of tombs. An experimental method was followed, combining analytical formulations and in-situ measurements. The climate change scenarios predicted for 2030, 2050, and 2100 were based on the projected temperature variations. The case studies focused on the Qubbet el-Hawa tombs located in Elephantine.Data obtained from the monitoring campaign carried out in these tombs were used to validate simulation models. Design Builder, Energy Plus, and Dialux Evo software were used to generate models that replicated the tombs in detail, simulating indoor environmental conditions. One of the main conclusion of this study, is that measures to ensure the preservation and conservation of this heritage should be the reduction in fluctuations in relative air humidity and UV radiation in the interior space.

17.2.2025., Selca otok Brač

Arheološki mozaik za djecu: predavanja i radionice u povodu 10 godina istraživanja rimske vile Novo Selo Bunje

Program se odvija u suradnji općine Selca i Instituta za arheologiju, koji već deset godina zajedno provode  istraživanje i promociju arheološke baštine ovog područja. Obljetnica se obilježava kroz edukativne aktivnosti za djecu, s ciljem približavanja antičke prošlosti najmlađim generacijama i podizanja svijesti o važnosti kulturne baštine.

Kristina Jelinčić Vučković, predavanje: Što je arheologija i što su arheolozi pronašli na lokalitetu Novo Selo Bunje
Ivana Ožanić Roguljić, predavanje: Rimske igre za djecu
Radionica: Rimska vila
Radionica: Rimske igre za djecu

Program se izvodi u osnovnoj školi Selca na otoku Braču  i predviđen je za djecu 4. i 5. razreda.


02/17/2025, Selca, island of Brač

Archaeological mosaic for children: lectures and workshops on the occasion of 10 years of research of the Roman villa Novo Selo Bunje

The program is being carried out in collaboration with the Municipality of Selca and the Institute of Archaeology, which have been conducting research and promoting the archaeological heritage of this area for ten years. The anniversary is being marked through educational activities for children, with the aim of bringing the ancient past closer to the youngest generations and raising awareness of the importance of cultural heritage.

Kristina Jelinčić Vučković, lecture: What is archaeology and what did archaeologists find at the Novo Selo/Bunje site
Ivana Ožanić Roguljić, lecture: Roman games for children
Workshop: Roman villa
Workshop: Roman games for children

The program is held at the Selca Elementary School on the island of Brač and is intended for children in grades 4 and 5.

Resumen: La intervención arqueológica realizada en el Huerto de María Ruiz, Loja (Granada) proporcionó restos del siglo XI-XII, algunos de los cuales hacen pensar en una activad artesanal vinculada a la producción cerámica. Localizados a extramuros de la ciudad, fuera de los arrabales y en las cercanías a los recursos hídricos, como la fuente de la Mora o el río Genil.

on the territorium of Tarraco have unique morphological characteristics,
which make them easily distinguishable from other
productions of this same amphora type produced in Hispania.
Likewise, their stamping system is also particular, as they do
not have epigraphic stamps in in pede position, unlike the rest of
more northerly productions. On the other hand, we have noticed
a fact that has gone unnoticed until today, and that is the presence
of ante cocturam graffiti on amphora toe, inscribed when the
amphora was in the drying area, in an inverted position, which
are formed by three letters whose only possible development
are the cognomina of the figuli who made these amphorae. We
base our assertions on the simplicity of these inscriptions, since
they appear as cognomina inscribed on an epigraphic stamp,
which must represent the foremen of the figuli crews, or the
subordinates in charge of directing the figlina, the first option
being more plausible. This work, therefore, aims to focus attention
on this particularity in the amphorae productions of the
ager Tarraconensis, as well as to reveal the personal names of
these craftsmen, who would belong to one of the humblest social
strata within the wine production system and its economic export
circuit.

Rezultati istraživanja groblja latenske kulture Zvonimirovo -Veliko polje u 2015. godini Research results of the La Tène culture cemetery at Zvonimirovo -Veliko polje in 2015 Jadranka Boljunčić 86 86 Research results on archaeological human remains from medieval cemetery Zvonimirovo (northern Croatia), in the context of bone and CT evidence of a rare infratentorial -mastoid trepanation Rezultati istraživanja arheoloških ljudskih ostataka sa srednjovjekovnoga groblja Zvonimirovo (sjeverna Hrvatska), u kontekstu koštanoga i CT dokaza o rijetkoj infratentorijalnoj -mastoidnoj trepanaciji

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The paper presents an altar dedicated to goddess Diana, which was discovered during excavations conducted in 2014, built into the wall as a spolium within the complex dating from Late Antiquity on the location of Cickini near Sveti Vid – Miholjice (municipality Malinska – Dubašnica) on the island of Krk. This large complex dates from Late Antiquity and consists of an early-Christian church and a residential facility with salutatorium. As several other Roman sites were discovered in the wider surroundings, its origin may be attributed to one of these, probably older, rural complexes, though in Cickini, earlier structures may have existed too. The altar (approximate dimensions 43. 5 x 25. 5 cm) has been preserved to the greater part, which made the analysis of the inscription and the shaping of the monument possible. It was established that Quintus Fonteus Maximus dedicated the altar to Diana and fulfilling the vow given to her, whereas the period of (early?) principate may be suggested as a possible date. The altar from Cickini is discussed in the context of other monuments either showing or dedicated to Diana, which were found in northern Liburnia, with special emphasis on the ones in the out-of-town areas, or rather the Kvarner islands. However, though their number is still modest, and the context of the finds mainly unknown or secondary, the established spread nevertheless indicates that Diana had been relatively frequently worshiped in the rural landscape of the area, and that sanctuaries dedicated to this deity probably existed there. Thus defined typology of monuments witnessing to the worship of Diana, as well as their distribution, are compared to the ones established in a wider Liburnian territory. Drawing on examples from the province of Dalmatia, but also from the wider area of the Empire, with the aim of better understanding the possible placement of such monuments in the rural landscape, an attempt is made to point out the possible position of altars, or the design of possible sanctuaries, and their meaning in the context of ancient residential and productive estates. Considering the fact that information on rural Roman complexes in the northern part of the Liburnian territory are generally scarce, finds such as this one add new knowledge regarding the organisation of the out-of-town areas and Roman rural estates, and the worshiping practices performed there in the early Roman period.

In one of the  shallow bays of Lopar, in the northern part of the  Island of Rab, dominates a rocky islet known as Lukovac. Despite its small size, the islet reveals unique late antique architectural remains. Based on the fieldwork conducted, it can be concluded that almost the entire area of the  islet was covered by masonry buildings. The islet was additionally surrounded by a wall reinforced with buttresses. The    church was the centrepiece of this late antique settlement. It was a simple building, consisting of  only one nave and a semi-circular apse articulated by four lesene. Considering the data collected so far, it is likely that in the late antiquity Lukovac Islet fulfilled the function of a  fortified settlement, possibly a refugium for local population, while its role as a logistical centre for the Byzantine military presence in the region cannot be fully ruled out. The presence of a  large church may suggest that the  islet once functioned not only as a local central religious site, but also as a local “centre of power”.

W  jednej z płytkich zatok miejscowości Lopar, w północnej części wyspy Rab, dominuje skalista wysepka zwana Lukovac, która mimo niewielkich rozmiarów kryje pod powierzchnią unikalne pozostałości architektury późnoantycznej. Przeprowadzone badania archeologiczne wskazują, że niemal całkowitą jej powierzchnię zajmowała zabudowa murowana, a całą wysepkę dodatkowo ota-czał mur wzmocniony przyporami. Centralnym punktem późnoantycznej osady był prosty kościół, składający się jedynie z jednej nawy i półkolistej absydy charakteryzującej się czterema lizenami. Na podstawie wyników dotychczasowych badań można przypuszczać, że w późnym antyku wysepka Lukovac pełniła funkcję osady obronnej – być może w formie refugium dla miejscowej ludności. Nie można jednak wykluczyć jej roli jako centrum logistycznego dla obecnych w regionie wojsk bizantyjskich. Istnienie dużego kościoła może sugerować, że wysepka pełniła niegdyś funkcję nie tylko centralnego miejsca kultu religijnego, ale także lokalnego „ośrodka władzy”.

Abstract. The original geographical and anthropological setting here discussed
is a small territory located on the slopes of the Apennines, not far from the Adriatic
coast. Road routes, used already in ancient times to connect the Eastern mountains
inhabited by Umbrian and Gallic peoples and the Western slope inhabited by Umbrians
and Etruscans, crossed the territory. This area was characterized by small settlements,
interested by major external cultural and commercial influences. These interactions are
analyzed through the in-depth study of a limited number of black glazed ceramic vessels,
dating between the end of the 4th and the 1st century BC and found in small burial
grounds. These finds attest not only the consumption of the local populations, but also
their cultural and economic development, which was progressively influenced by the
leading role of Rome over the region.

Modern topographical research in and around the legionary fortress of Brigetio (Komárom/Szőny, Hungary) started in the 1920s motivated by the desire to stop the centuries-long archaeological lootings at the site and to prevent further loss of archaeological data caused by the uncontrolled removal and selling of artefacts. The excavations led by István Paulovics between 1927 and 1929 touched upon the northern surrounding wall of the castra, a short section of the via decumana south of the fortress and parts of the late Roman cemeteries southeast of the fortress. During the excavation 67 stamped bricks and tiles were collected and taken to the Hungarian National Museum. Forty-five of them were mentioned in the 1933 brick stamp corpus of J. Szilágyi, but 22 have never been published. The significance of the material is twofold. On the one hand it yielded a wide array of Valentinian tile stamps, for example the stamps of Lupicinus tribunus, Terentianus tribunus, Caris tribunus, Verianus tribunus, Corta Vicen, Quadriburgium, and Vincentia. On the other hand, 27 of the 43 legio I Adiutrix stamps (the garrison of Brigetio between the early second and early fifth centuries AD) came from late Roman archaeological contexts, which means that some of the types of the otherwise undatable legio I Adiutrix stamps can now be dated with reasonable probability to the fourth century.

Hacia una reconstrucción tridimensional de la terra sigillata hispánica decorada y los moldes del alfar Los Villares de Andújar (Jaén) Towards a three-dimensional reconstruction of decorated hispanic terra sigillata and pottery molds from the pottery workshop at Villares de Andújar (Jaén)

The study of terra sigillata molds from Los Villares de Andújar has revolutionized our understanding of this prominent pottery activity. Building on the pioneering analyses of M. Roca, expanded by M. Sotomayor and F. Mayet, this research delves into the unique characteristics of the molds and their production process, revealing an organized structure of five key macroscopic groups.

Among the most common forms are 29, 30, and 37, with additional findings of forms 13, 20, and Aj.1. These are complemented by new variants such as forms 40 and Aj.14, which expand the known repertoire and highlight the stylistic diversity of the decorated vessels.

Furthermore, producers who left their mark on the pieces through epigraphic and anepigraphic inscriptions have been identified, showcasing their craftsmanship and techniques. Although the study of these producers is still ongoing, preliminary results underscore the richness and complexity of this pottery tradition.

This research not only provides clarity regarding the typology and manufacture of the molds but also sheds light on the role of Los Villares de Andújar as a hub of innovation and artisanal expertise in ancient Iberia. A fascinating window into the past that revalues this unique heritage in archaeology.

Natives of the Low Rhine region, the Batavi were a community of ethnic soldiers engaged in a treaty with Rome, overseeing a heavy supply of men to the Roman auxiliary units. The present article examines the pottery discovered at and retrieved from three sites associated with Batavian auxilia: Războieni, Adony, and Romita. Their status as military sites shaped around the consumption habits of Batavian auxiliary troops makes them comparable. The comprehensive examination of pottery consumption patterns provides valuable insights into the dynamics of material culture in Dacia and Pannonia, facilitating our understanding of supply networks, consumption preferences, and cultural interactions within these frontier regions. The quantitative analyses of fabric and form distributions reveal distinctive trends at each site, reflecting variations in local production, regional trade networks, and social practices. The qualitative interpretations highlight the significance of certain vessel types and their cultural associations. While in the overall perspective, they emphasise the similarity between pottery consumption at the three forts shaped by military presence and regional trade networks, they also highlight potential markers of Batavian identity within the auxiliary units stationed there. By contextualising pottery within broader historical and archaeological frameworks, this research contributes to a more nuanced understanding of the cultural aspects of auxilia.

In vino veritas. En el vi hi ha la veritat. Amb aquesta frase, Plini el Vell suggeria que una persona sota la influència de l’alcohol és probable que expressi els seus pensaments i desitjos ocults. I parlant de coses ocultes, resulta que a l’avinguda Gaietana, 13-17, d’Alella, les excavacions arqueològiques dutes a terme per l’empresa In Situ SCP, sota la direcció de l’arqueòleg Carlos Velasco Felipe, han revelat una història fascinant d’ocupació humana durant les èpoques romana i tardoantiga amb tres fases distintes d’ús.

Thanks to the pioneering work of Holwerda, the region extending from Xanten to the sea, largely located in the Netherlands, has been recognised as a significant consumer of Gallo-Belgic ware (terra nigra and terra rubra) during the 1st century. Recent quantification, however, reveals that this pottery was less prevalent than in the province of Belgica and even in a substantial part of Germania Inferior.
Workshops producing these vessels were scarce in the region, making imports particularly noteworthy. Some of these imports originated from the Rhineland, notably Xanten, and took advantage of river transport. The production of Gallo-Belgic ware is still not well documented in northern France. However, the fabric, stamps, and a limited number of workshops suggest that this region supplied the Netherlands in the second half of the 1st century. Since the Augustan period, the Champagne area had been exporting Gallo-Belgic ware to regions including Belgica, Germania, and Britannia. Similar to terra sigillata, terra rubra and terra nigra represented a Roman brand, albeit one already transformed by Gaulish craftsmen.

Istraživanje fenomena Vojne krajine ima zaista dugu povijest, ali ona je gotovo isključivo bila istraživana iz historiografskog, ili bolje rečeno arhivističkog ugla. Tako se o utvrđenjima nastalim na području Vojne krajine pisalo u mnogim radovima, ali je u javnosti ostala potpuno nepoznata činjenica da su mnoge od tih utvrda i danas djelomično sačuvane te da su njihovi ostatci vidljivi na terenu. Ključnu ulogu u njihovu otkrivanju, uz dobru volju istraživača, svakako ima činjenica da je današnjim istraživačima omogućen javni pristup čitavom nizu zračnih i satelitskih snimaka te georeferenciranim povijesnim kartama. U prvom je redu riječ o naširoko korištenim sučeljima poput Google Maps-a i Google Earth-a, ali i o hrvatskom Geoportal DGU pregledniku, koji omogućava uvid u značajan broj zračnih snimaka Republike Hrvatske (od kojih svakako valja istaknuti zračne snimke iz 1968.). U suradnji povjesničara, koji su arhivski istražili podatke o određenim lokacijama i arheologa, ovdje donosimo pregled raznih utvrda, čardaka, raštela, reduta, odnosno pograničnih krajiških objekata koji se nalaze na prostoru Like. Pojedini objekti nastali su već nakon Mira u Srijemskim Karlovcima 1699., kada je dogovoreno razgraničenje između Habsburške Monarhije i Osmanskog Carstva, no neki su podignuti i nakon raznih sporazuma koji su uslijedili nakon njega (poput Mira u Požarevcu 1718. te Mira u Svištovu 1791.) i već kako se pomicala granica prema istoku.