Overview

Aïn Wassel is the only rural site of Africa Proconsularis which has been excavated using the stratigraphic method and the detailed results are published in this volume thanks to an archaeological field survey of the surrounding rural region. The interpretation of the stratigraphic sequence of the excavated area was able to determine a precise chrono-typology of pottery and amphoras, and to outline the importance of the Vandal and Byzantine period, which was confirmed by additional data from the survey. The excavation provided evidence of sustainable intensive mixed farming: an oil mill and press, a grain hand mill, a sundial, bones of cattle and dromedaries raised for labour, transport, milk, meat, skins, wool. Remains of fowl, such as a partridge and fragments of ash tree, pine and olive stones were found and analyzed. Local imitations of African Red Slip (ARS) wares were identified for the first time, and three new types of amphoras of large dimensions were discovered and classified as Aïn Wassel 1, 2 and 3. The excavation proved that in the 7th c. AD North Africa was still very active and dynamic, where regional trade used both fluvial and ground transportation. Until recently, this was considered a period of crisis, abandonment of the countryside and ruralization of cities; it was not so.

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Author:   Mariette de Vos Raaijmakers ,  Barbara Maurina
Publisher:   Archaeopress
Imprint:   Archaeopress
Dimensions:   Width: 20.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 29.00cm
Weight:   1.622kg
ISBN:  

9781789691153

ISBN 10:   178969115
Pages:   460
Publication Date:   16 June 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Language:   Italian

Table of Contents

Capitolo 1. Il sito di aïn wassel e il contesto rurale: inquadramento della ricercar - by Mariette de Vos Raaijmakers Capitolo 2. Lo scavo archeologico - by Barbara Maurina Capitolo 3. La ceramica domestica - by Martina Andreoli, Silvia Polla Capitolo 4. Contenitori da trasporto e per la conservazione - by Barbara Maurina Capitolo 5. Materiale edilizio fittile - by Martina Andreoli Capitolo 6. Reperti vitrei - by Martina Andreoli Capitolo 7. Reperti di metallo - by Martina Andreoli Capitolo 8 – Monete - by Silvana Abram Capitolo 9. Reperti lapidei - by Mariette de Vos Raaijmakers Capitolo 10. Resti faunistici - by Jacopo De Grossi Mazzorin, Silvia Eccher, Stefano Marconi, Anna Paterlini, Umberto Tecchiati, Amedeo Luigi Zanetti Capitolo 11. Resti archeobotanici - by Daniela Moser

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Mariette De Vos Raaijmakers, BA and MA Utrecht, PhD Leiden, is retired Full Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Trento (Italy) where she founded in 1994 the Laboratorio di Archeologia e Scienze Affini. Barbara Maurina is Archaeological Curator at the Museo Civico di Rovereto Foundation. She received her BA in Roman Archaeology from the University of Trento, an advanced degree from the University of Trieste, her PhD from the University of Siena and she has attended post-degree courses at the Institute of Archaeology of the University College London.

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