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Author:   Damian Robinson ,  Andrew Wilson
Publisher:   Oxford University School of Archaeology
Imprint:   Oxford University School of Archaeology
Dimensions:   Width: 21.10cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   1.338kg
ISBN:  

9781905905171

ISBN 10:   1905905173
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   15 July 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction: Maritime archaeology and the ancient economy (Andrew Wilson and Damian Robinson) 1. The Shipwrecks of Heracleion-Thonis. Preliminary study and research perspectives (David Fabre) 2. Developments in Mediterranean shipping and maritime trade from the Hellenistic period to AD 1000 (Andrew Wilson) 3. Ancient sailing routes and trade patterns: the impact of human factors (Pascal Arnaud) 4. Ceramic assemblages and ports (Candace Rice) 5. Constructing port hierarchies: harbours of the central Tyrrhenian coast (Katia Schoerle) 6. Technology, innovation and trade: research on the engineering characteristics of Roman maritime concrete (John Peter Oleson, Christopher Brandon and Robert L. Hohlfelder) 7. Heracleion-Thonis and Alexandria, two ancient emporia of Egypt (Franck Goddio) 8. Lapis transmarinus: stone-carrying ships and the maritime distribution of stone in the Roman Empire (Ben Russell) 9. Dolia Shipwrecks and the Roman wine trade (Karen Heslin) 10. Location, location, location: characterizing coastal and inland production and distribution of Roman African cooking wares (Victoria Leitch) 11. A reconstruction of the maritime trade patterns originating from western Asia Minor during late Antiquity, on the basis of ceramic evidence (Theodore Papaioannou) 12. Maritime connectivity in Late Antique Lycia: a tale of two cities,Aperlae and Andriake (Robert Hohlfelder)

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Damian Robinson is the Director of the Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology. He was Co-Director of the Anglo-American Project from 1994-2006 and was responsible for the study of standing architectural remains throughout the Casa del Chirurgo (and all of Insula VI 1) excavations.

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