Overview

The Rochelongue site has yielded a remarkable assembly of mostly metallic objects from both local and foreign provenances. This allows for an investigation into the connectivity in the western Mediterranean through the lens of regional and long-distance maritime trade networks. This research uses an interdisciplinary approach to the archaeological metals assemblage - combining geographic, material culture, and network science - in order to make a more definitive interpretation of the site and its broader effect on maritime connectivity. The investigation utilises a novel approach by conceptualising the site as a more generic 'contact site' (representative of a contact zone), instead of remaining mired in old debates over shipwreck versus ritual deposit. Results based on the interdisciplinary analysis allow for a discussion regarding the inter-regional phenomenon in the Catalonia-Languedoc area. This highlights the role of Indigenous populations in a long-distance trading context, stimulated by sea connectivity. The Rochelongue shipwreck evidences a trans-Mediterranean network of varying intensities, which largely determines the levels of impact on the connected cultures from Iberian Peninsula to Central Mediterranean Sea.

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Author:   Enrique Aragón-Núñez
Publisher:   BAR Publishing
Imprint:   BAR Publishing
ISBN:  

9781407360379

ISBN 10:   140736037
Pages:   156
Publication Date:   31 August 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
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Table of Contents

List of figures List of tables Foreword 1. An Introduction to Rochelongue Shipwreck 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Significance 1.3 Research purpose 1.3.1 Research Questions 1.3.2 Aims 1.4 The Mediterranean context 1.5 The connected past: mobility, migration and connectivity 1.6 Conclusions 2. Background: The Late Bronze and Early Iron Age in Southern France 2.1 The geographical area of study 2.2 Chronology of the Late Bronze-to-Early Iron Age Transition (ninth-seventh centuries B.C.) 2.3 The local actors 2.3.1 Social, cultural and political landscape (LBA-EIA transition) 2.3.2 Launac and the Launacien 2.4 The external actors 2.4.1 The Metal as motivation 2.4.2 Phoenicians 2.4.3 Greeks 2.4.4 Etruscans 2.5 Conclusion 3. Research Background-Rochelongue and the Launacien 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The site 3.2.1 Rochelongue discovery and excavation 3.3 The assemblage 3.3.1 Rochelongue underwater site: local or foreign? 3.3.2 Rochelongue underwater site. Shipwreck or votive deposit? 3.3.3 Material distribution on the site 3.3.4 Rochelongue underwater site. A contact zone? 3.4 Conclusion 4. Re-Connecting The Sea. Social Network Analysis and Actor Network Theory in Shipwreck Archaeology 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Materiality and scale 4.3 Actor network theory 4.4 Social network analysis 4.4.1 Social psychology and networks 4.4.2 Social anthropology and networks 4.5 Archaeological Network Analysis 4.5.1 Why use Network Analysis in Archaeology? 4.5.2 Network Analysis and Maritime Connectivity 4.6 Conclusion 5. Methods 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Permits and collaboration 5.3 The catalogue 5.3.1 Metal recording 5.3.2 The minimum number of individuals 5.4 The provenance studies (LIA, EDXRF, ICP-MS) 5.4.1 Portable energy dispersive X-Ray fluorescence (EDXRF) 5.4.2 Lead isotope analysis (LIA) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) 5.4.3 Proposed sampling method and sample treatment 5.5 Maritime connectivity model 5.5.1 Network analysis model 5.5.2 Two-mode and ego-network-model 5.5.3 The Use of a Georeferenced Information System in Maritime connectivity 5.5.4 The Vessel 5.5.5 Modelling distance and time across the sea 5.5.6 Model analysis 5.6 Conclusion 6. Results 6.1. Introduction 6.2. Artefacts Recording 6.2.1 Chronological considerations 6.3. Metallurgical analyses and applications 6.3.1 Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) 6.3.2 pXRF data reliability 6.3.3 Results of elemental analysis 6.3.4 Cumulative rate of impurities 6.3.5 Lead Isotope Analysis 6.4. The Maritime Connectivity Model 6.4.1 Two-mode network 6.4.2 Ego network 6.4.3 Geo-referential Information System applied to Maritime Model 6.5. Conclusion 7. Rochelongue Shipwreck and the Contact Zone 7.1 Introduction 7.2. Defining Rochelongue 7.3. Cultural connectivity: the contact zone 7.4 Conclusion 8. Conclusion Bibliography Appendix 1

Reviews

'This manuscript represents a novel approach within the discipline of maritime archaeology and, especially, underwater archaeology. I am not aware of any comparable research emanating from the underwater source material.' Professor Kristin Ilves, University of Helsinki   'The synthesis of the assemblage and additional data the author has contributed from his own qualitative and quantitative analytical methods are of great value to the discussion of inter- and intra-regional trade in the western Mediterranean during this period.' Catherine Steidl, University of Colorado Boulder   'It is a significant contribution, not only for the publication of previously unpublished legacy data, but also for the ambitious approach to the multi-modal examination of the evidence.' Associate Professor Ulrike Krotscheck, The Evergreen State College  

Author Information

Enrique Aragón-Núñez is a lecturer at the University of Almeria, Spain and an associate lecturer in History and Archaeology at Flinders University, Adelaide SA. He is Research Director of Intitut Balear d'Estudis en Arqueologia Maritima (IBEAM), with extensive experience in maritime and underwater cultural heritage and its implications for understanding maritime connectivity and cultural interaction.

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