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Defensive system of ancient city Volubilis. State of research and new perspectives

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Czapski M.

Studia Europaea Gnesnensia

2017

issue 16

513-528

This contribution presents the first results of two surveys (2014, 2016) in the vicinity of the ancient city of Volubilis, situated in the southern part of the Roman province Mauretania Tingitana. The main purpose was to assess the possibilities of non-invasive research of the forts established by the Romans as part of the defensive system of Volubilis and to investigate the character of the Roman defences on the southern border. Forts were connected with watchtowers which completed the system protecting the territory in question. Many interesting fragments of pottery have been found at those sites, which may confirm Roman presence in many, though not all points. Collected field information as well as the analysis of publications leads to the conclusion that the border defence arrangements at Volubilis might not be considered as a part of a centrally organised limes system, safe guarding the entire province, but as the defensive system of the city and its surroundings.

The evolution of ‘Colchian’ amphoras from ancient Apsaros: the state of current research and future perspectives

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Komar P.

Studia Antiquitatis et Medii Aevi Incohantis

2022

vol. 7

39-51

Artykuł przedstawia ewolucję tzw. amfor „kolchidzkich” (znanych również jako „wschodnio-pontyjskie”) odkrytych w rzymskim forcie Apsaros (dzisiejsze Gonio w Gruzji). Jak sugerują wstępne statystyki obejmujące dane z siedmiu sezonów wykopaliskowych (2014–2021), były one najpowszechniejszą kategorią pojemników transportowych w Apsaros zarówno w okresie rzymskim, jak i bizantyjskim. Niestety nie jest znane dokładne pochodzenie poszczególnych grup tych amfor, wyróżnionych na podstawie składu ceramiki, ani ich zawartość, co wskazuje na konieczność przeprowadzenia analiz archeometrycznych próbek amfor „kolchidzkich”.

This paper presents the evolution of the so-called ‘Colchian’ amphoras (also known as ‘Brown-Clay’ or ‘East-Pontic’) discovered at the Roman fort of Apsaros (modern-day Gonio, Georgia). As suggested by the preliminary statistics, including data from seven excavation seasons (2014-2021), these amphoras were the most common category of transport jars used at the fort during both the Early Roman and Byzantine periods. Unfortunately, the exact origin of the different fabric groups as well as their content is unknown, which stresses the need for archaeometric analyses of ‘Colchian’ amphora samples.

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Defensive system of ancient city Volubilis. State of research and new perspectives

The evolution of ‘Colchian’ amphoras from ancient Apsaros: the state of current research and future perspectives