H 290 x W 205 mm
204 pages
Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white
Published Feb 2017
ISBN
Paperback: 9781784915162
Digital: 9781784915179
Keywords
Turkey; Amphorae; Eastern Mediterranean; Underwater archaeology; Antalya; Antalya Museum; Lycia; Pamphylia; rough West Cilicia
By Hakan Öniz
Amphorae in the Eastern Mediterranean is designed to share the subject of amphorae which were found on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey with the wider scholarly community.
1. Introduction; 2. What is Amphora?; 3. The Entrance of Terracotta in People’s Lives; 4. The Potter’s Wheel and Early Amphora Examples; 5. Traditional Ceramic Production and Trade: Cyprus and Anatolia; 6. Contents Carried Inside Amphorae; 7. Graffiti, Dipinti and Pictures on Amphorae; 8. Amphora Stamps; 9. Wine-Making and Amphorae; 10. Standardization of Amphora Forms and Imitation Amphorae; 11. Sealing Techniques for Amphorae; 12. Amphora Bases and Transportation; 13. Amphora Kilns; 14. Amphora Production in Lycia, Pamphylia and Cilicia (Map 1); 15. Amphora Kilns in the North Levant-Hatay Region; 16. Underwater Research on the Coasts of Lycia, Pamphylia and Cilicia; 17 . Amphorae Found around the Coasts of Lycia, Pamphylia and Cilicia between 2011 and 2015; 18. Amphorae Kept in Storage at Antalya Museum; 19. Aydın Aytuğ Collection; 20. Examples of Mediterranean Commercial Amphorae; References