Late Roman pottery and settlement in the Vinalopo Valley (Alicante, Spain), AD 400-700
The road system from the late Republican to Arab period is outlined. Late Roman-Visigothic settlement in the Vinalopo Valley is then assessed. Particular attention is paid to the dating of sites. This is done with pottery from both survey and excavation and with a new typology of late Roman-Visigothic period pottery found in the region. Detailed observations on the source and distribution of pottery (local, regional and imported; fine wares, amphorae and coarse wares) in the Vinalop6 Valley are made, through time and by class and location of site. Special attention is paid to an analysis of the archaeological evidence for the Byzantine reconquest of south-eastern Spain and its effects on the supply of pottery to the Vinalopo Valley. The range and relative quantities of imported pottery found in the region are then compared with the distribution of imports on selected Western Mediterranean coastal sites. The work concentrates on the identification of distinct regional distribution patterns through time and the analysis of their significance. The relative roles of Tunisia and the Eastern Mediterranean, in particular, as exporters of foodstuffs and pottery to Western Mediterranean sites through the pre-Vandal,
Reynolds, Paul
Archaeology
Late Roman pottery and settlement in the Vinalopo Valley (Alicante, Spain), AD 400-700. The road system from the late Republican to Arab period is outlined. Late Roman-Visigothic settlement in the Vinalopo Valley is then assessed. Particular attention is paid to the dating of sites. This is done with pottery from both survey and excavation and with a new typology of late Roman-Visigothic period pottery found in the region. Detailed observations on the source and distribution of pottery (local, regional and imported; fine wares, amphorae and coarse wares) in the Vinalop6 Valley are made, through time and by class and location of site. Special attention is paid to an analysis of the archaeological evidence for the Byzantine reconquest of south-eastern Spain and its effects on the supply of pottery to the Vinalopo Valley. The range and relative quantities of imported pottery found in the region are then compared with the distribution of imports on selected Western Mediterranean coastal sites. The work concentrates on the identification of distinct regional distribution patterns through time and the analysis of their significance. The relative roles of Tunisia and the Eastern Mediterranean, in particular, as exporters of foodstuffs and pottery to Western Mediterranean sites through the pre-Vandal,
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