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North African Amphorae in Roman Britain: a Re-appraisal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2011

David Williams  and
César Carreras
David Williams
Affiliation:
English Heritage Ceramic and Lithic Petrology Project, Department of Archaeology, University of Southampton
César Carreras
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, University of Southampton
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Almost two decades ago, David Peacock documented for the first time on a systematic basis the presence of North African amphorae in Roman Britain. Since then, additional finds of similar material from recent excavations of Romano-British sites have greatly increased the initial number of examples listed by Peacock, bringing about a more complete picture of these imports.

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Britannia , Volume 26 , November 1995 , pp. 231 - 252
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Copyright © David Williams and César Carreras 1995. Exclusive Licence to Publish: The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies

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