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Vessel: Burgaz BZ.12.L4.wreck.2

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Context Information

Site Name

Burgaz (shipwreck)

Date

late 6th - 7th c.

Site Type

Shipwreck

Country/Region

Turkey/Aegean

Period

Early Byzantine

Archaeological Context

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

medium to medium-coarse, beige to brown but lighter on surfaces, and often discoloured to grey and darkened; common dark/black and some red-brown stony bits throughout, along with sandy opaque inclusi

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Burgaz BZ.12.L4.wreck.2

Transport amphora

Burgaz (shipwreck)

late 6th - 7th c.

Early Byzantine

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 1

Burgaz BZ.12.L4.wreck.2

Transport amphora

Burgaz (shipwreck)

late 6th - 7th c.

Early Byzantine

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Late Roman Amphora 1 (LRA 1)

4th - 8th centuries CE

Late Roman, Early Byzantine, Byzantine, Late Roman

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Associated Petrofabric

Rough Cilicia/red clay/red mafics, foraminifera, limestone, igneous rock

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Leidwanger, J; Green, E. S.; and Tuna, N.. "A Late Antique Ceramic Assemblage at Burgaz, Datça Peninsula, South-west Turkey, and the ‘Normality of the Mixed Cargo’ in the Ancient Mediterranean" The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology 44 (2) (2015), 300–311 , Figure Fig. 5, Number BZ.12.L4.wreck.2, Page 304.0.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

This vessel was uploaded to the LCP as a part of the LCP's Handbook to the LRA1 (2025, 1st ed.).