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Tomas, Agnieszka: Jugs from Novae: a study on finds 1960 - 1999
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was produced not far from the camp, as the longer distance would have risen
their price too high.
9. Problems of ethnical Identification of producers and users of jugs
Majority of vessels was madę in local large-scale production centres in 2nd-
3rd centuries AD. Among craftsmen from Asia Minor, who came to Nicopolis in
the early 2nd century AD were also potters. But in kilns and settlements from
pre-Roman period localised near Hotnitsa grey “Thracian” wares of good ąuali-
ty were found, which may indicate native craftsmen producing Moesian sigilla-
ta [Soultov 1983b, 128].
Sudden and massive appearance of vessels madę from the same kind of clay
and in characteristic technology (“ware B”) in layers dated to 4th mid-5th AD in
Danubian provinces is often interpreted as a proof for presence of Gothian tribes
[e.g. Poulter, Falkner, Shepherd 1999, 111-112]. Similar type of pottery is also
known from Macedonia [Hayes 1972, 405] and Gaul as so called “terra sigilla-
ta grise” [Hayes 1972, 400]. Such pottery has been found in Athens, Corinth
and Constantinopol, Southern Gaul and Spain and is dated to the late 4th-5th AD.
Pottery produced in Bordeaux region can be called “Visygothian”, as it was the
country they occupied in that period.
It was noticed that the most numerous ąuantities of glazed pottery (“ware
C”) were found on military sites [Arthur, Williams 1981, 503]. This may corre-
spond with the fact that only one piece of green-glazed pottery was found in
Nicopolis ad Istrum [Poulter, Falkner, Shepherd 1999, 87].
Abbreviations and bibliography
AS
AAAV
AA Hun g
GMPlovdiv
GSUIFak
IAI
IEIM
INMKolarovgrad
lNMVarna
IOMYeliko Turnovo
IVAD
RCRFActa
— Arheologiya (Sofia)
— Acta Archaeologica. Arheoloski Yestnik (Ljubljana)
— Acta Archaeologica Academiae Scientarum Hungaricae
— Godishnik na Muzeyte ot Plovdivski Okrug
— Godishnik na Sofiskiya Universitet “Kliment Ohridski“ Istoricheski
Fakoultet
— Izvestiya na Arheologicheskaya Institut (Sofia)
— Izvestiya na Etnografskiya Institut i Muzei
-— Izvestiya na Narodniya Muzey Kolarovgrad (Shumen)
— Izvestiya na Narodniya Muzey Yarna
— Izvestiya na Okruzniya Muzey Yeliko Turnovo
— Izvestiya na Yarnenskoto Arheologichesko Drouzestvo
— Rei Cretariae Romanae Fautorum Acta
was produced not far from the camp, as the longer distance would have risen
their price too high.
9. Problems of ethnical Identification of producers and users of jugs
Majority of vessels was madę in local large-scale production centres in 2nd-
3rd centuries AD. Among craftsmen from Asia Minor, who came to Nicopolis in
the early 2nd century AD were also potters. But in kilns and settlements from
pre-Roman period localised near Hotnitsa grey “Thracian” wares of good ąuali-
ty were found, which may indicate native craftsmen producing Moesian sigilla-
ta [Soultov 1983b, 128].
Sudden and massive appearance of vessels madę from the same kind of clay
and in characteristic technology (“ware B”) in layers dated to 4th mid-5th AD in
Danubian provinces is often interpreted as a proof for presence of Gothian tribes
[e.g. Poulter, Falkner, Shepherd 1999, 111-112]. Similar type of pottery is also
known from Macedonia [Hayes 1972, 405] and Gaul as so called “terra sigilla-
ta grise” [Hayes 1972, 400]. Such pottery has been found in Athens, Corinth
and Constantinopol, Southern Gaul and Spain and is dated to the late 4th-5th AD.
Pottery produced in Bordeaux region can be called “Visygothian”, as it was the
country they occupied in that period.
It was noticed that the most numerous ąuantities of glazed pottery (“ware
C”) were found on military sites [Arthur, Williams 1981, 503]. This may corre-
spond with the fact that only one piece of green-glazed pottery was found in
Nicopolis ad Istrum [Poulter, Falkner, Shepherd 1999, 87].
Abbreviations and bibliography
AS
AAAV
AA Hun g
GMPlovdiv
GSUIFak
IAI
IEIM
INMKolarovgrad
lNMVarna
IOMYeliko Turnovo
IVAD
RCRFActa
— Arheologiya (Sofia)
— Acta Archaeologica. Arheoloski Yestnik (Ljubljana)
— Acta Archaeologica Academiae Scientarum Hungaricae
— Godishnik na Muzeyte ot Plovdivski Okrug
— Godishnik na Sofiskiya Universitet “Kliment Ohridski“ Istoricheski
Fakoultet
— Izvestiya na Arheologicheskaya Institut (Sofia)
— Izvestiya na Etnografskiya Institut i Muzei
-— Izvestiya na Narodniya Muzey Kolarovgrad (Shumen)
— Izvestiya na Narodniya Muzey Yarna
— Izvestiya na Okruzniya Muzey Yeliko Turnovo
— Izvestiya na Yarnenskoto Arheologichesko Drouzestvo
— Rei Cretariae Romanae Fautorum Acta