Überblick
Rather than focusing only on decline and disruption, the project investigates the intense networks of exchange that continued to connect Roman Hispania, the Balearic Islands and North Africa, focusing on economy and trade as a key factor to understand the period. African products became dominant in many Hispanic markets, reflecting complex systems of trade, mobility and economic connectivity across the Mediterranean.
The interdisciplinary research combines archaeological, typological, epigraphic and archaeometric analysis of ceramics from important case studies: the Roman city of Pollentia (Mallorca), the Cabrera 1 and 3 shipwrecks, and Tarraco, the capital of the province, which provide evidence for understanding production, trade and consumption patterns between the 3rd and 4th centuries CE.
