Rothenhoefer, Peter, Hanel, Norbert and Bode, Michael (2017). On the Leaden Cistae from the Roman Shipwreck of Rena Maiore (Sardinia). Arelate/Arles (dep. Bouches-du-Rhone/F) as a Transhipment Site in the Supra-regional Trade of Metals? Archaol. Korrespondenzbl., 47 (2). S. 217 - 230. MAINZ: ROMISCH-GERMANISCHES ZENTRALMUSEUM. ISSN 0342-734X

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Abstract

Besides a great amount of lead ingots, four leaden boxes (cistae) with manufacture's inscriptions were part of the cargo of a vessel sunk in the Augustan era at Rena Maiore near to the northern coast of Sardinia. The assumption that they may have been produced on the Iberian Peninsula must be dismissed. A detailed epigraphic examination of the producer marks together with the analysis of the metal's lead isotope compositions has revealed that the cistae were manufactured at Arles/Arelate, with lead coming from deposits in Germania (northern Eifel/northern Venn mountains or even northern Sauerland) and from Gaul itself (Cevennes/Massif Central). The cargo of the Rena Maiore wreck is the first to offer evidence that also in Gaul lead had been mined in greater quantities. At the same time, the Roman colony of Arles developed into a major transhipment site both for goods such as lead.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Rothenhoefer, PeterUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hanel, NorbertUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bode, MichaelUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-244776
Journal or Publication Title: Archaol. Korrespondenzbl.
Volume: 47
Number: 2
Page Range: S. 217 - 230
Date: 2017
Publisher: ROMISCH-GERMANISCHES ZENTRALMUSEUM
Place of Publication: MAINZ
ISSN: 0342-734X
Language: German
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
ORE-DEPOSITS; PB; REMOBILIZATION; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN; CEVENNES; GENESIS; SPAINMultiple languages
ArchaeologyMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/24477

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