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Document Details : Title: Revisiting Agrarianism through Karian Workshops as Evidence of Ancient Economy and Trade in the Rhodian Peraia (Bozburun, Southwest Turkey) Author(s): OĞUZ-Kirca, E. Deniz Journal: Anatolica Volume: 48 Date: 2022 Pages: 229-252 DOI: 10.2143/ANA.48.0.3291921 Abstract : The paper provides insight into the agrarian life of Bozburun Peninsula in antiquity, and introduces some selected evidence about workshops and trade amphora from three ruralscapes in the region: Tymnos, Losta and Phoinix. It focusses on (i) dual function/use of large scale processing workshops for olives and wine; (ii) an amphora handle stamped with the potter’s name, Agathokles, an example of trade items produced under supervision of Rhodes and of the production repertoire of the Karians; and (iii) the link of pressing equipment to rural cult structures, made with respect to the contextual situations of the associated data. It appears that the design of the workshops (almost all at inner geo-localities close by an ancient trail) and their similar dimensions (in two relatively distant localities of Losta and Phoinix) are indication of some sort of standardization in ancient pressing technology. The stamped handle, when examined with others previously reported from the same locality, strengthens the view of the anticipated scale of the commercial activities in the midst of the region, but also calls for further research to understand the de facto status of the ancient Peninsula, with future evidence to be obtained from various parts of the whole landscape. Based on stylistic grounds, it is proposed that period in which the potter Aga thokles was active might be dated to the first and second half of the 2nd century BC. |
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