Naslov
Protohistoric dye production on the Eastern Adriatic?

Autori
Tonc, Asja ; Radman-Livaja, Ivan

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Textiles and Dyes in the Mediterranean Economy and Society. Proceedings of the VIth International Symposium on textiles and dyes in the Ancient Mediterranean World (Padova-Este-Altino, Italy 17 - 20 October 2016), Purpureae Vestes VI / Stella Busana, Maria ; Gleba, Margarita ; Meo, Francesco ; Tricomi, Anna Rosa - Valencia : Libros Portico, 2018, 225-230

ISBN
978-84-7956-179-6

Skup
Textiles and Dyes in the Mediterranean Economy and Society. Purpureae Vestes VI

Mjesto i datum
Altino, Italija ; Este, Italija ; Padova, Italija, 17.10.2016. - 20.10.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
Eastern Adriatic ; Liburni ; murex ; purple ; textiles

Sažetak
Trial archaeological excavations undertaken at the hillfort of Sveta Trojica (Holy Trinity), situated on the Adriatic coast of Croatia, yielded significant amounts of pottery and several metal finds, including coins dating between the 4th and the end of the 1st century BC. The settlement is attributed to the autochthonous, protohistoric Liburnian community. Early Roman artefacts were found on the slopes closer to the sea shore, including an interesting grave of an auxiliary soldier of the late Augustan-early Tiberian period. The site includes a Byzantine fortress in the area between the protohistoric settlement and the sea shore. A curious superficial layer of crushed shells has been observed on the western slopes of the hillfort. This consists of Muricidae shells, heavily fragmented and obviously deliberately crushed. This paper examines the possibility that these shell remains indicate small-scale dye production alongside evidence of dye production on the Eastern Adriatic coast during the Roman period, and from information recorded by ancient sources that describe textile production among the Liburni, and will present possible new approaches and discuss the possibilities of protohistoric dye production.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Arheologija

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