Mediterranean Connectivity in the Roman West

The archaeological record provides evidence of this interaction between Romans (colonizers) and the native people (colonized) by showing what they produced and consumed. The macroscopic study of material culture has tended to oversimplify the number of participants and productions partaking in these transactions and therefore our understanding of commercial circuits and trade networks. The Mediterranean Connectivity in the Roman West (MedConTaCCt) project will elucidate the role of trade and supply in Rome’s Western territories by employing techniques associated with archaeometry to study Black Gloss pottery and lead objects.

PI: Alejandro Sinner, Greek and Roman Studies