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It has a narrow, elongated mouth, two ring-type han- The excavations conducted in Tripolitania and en-
dles placed on oval shoulders, a bullet-type body ta- virons in the North Africa region yielded production
pering down to the bottom, and a pointed lower end. It workshops related with this type . It has a distribution
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contains grooves that continue alternately thin and thick, area ranging mainly from the sites in Eastern Mediter-
starting immediately below the handles . Based on sim- ranean to Tunusia, Italy (Ostia and Pompeii), Catalunia,
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ilar examples, it can be dated to between the 7th century Britain and the northern states of the Roman Empire .
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AD and the 8th century AD (Fig. 11b). It has a thick everted rim, a short and cylindrical neck,
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nOrtH AFrICA handles oval in section, starting just below the mouth
Egyptian Amphoras and joining the body on shoulders and a conical base.
Type AE 5-6 Amphora 36 The Tripolitanian I amphora we found during our sur-
Similar examples of the same type were produced in veys has an intact mouth, neck and handles, but the
workshops on the Lake Mareotis shore to the south of body and the bottom have not been preserved. Similar
Alexandria, in addition to Abou Mena, where it was in- examples are dated to between the 1st and 2nd centuries
tensely produced . The mouth, the handles and part of AD (Fig. 14 ).
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the body of the example we found during our surveys UnKnOwn ORIGIn
survived to the present date. It is a bag-shaped amphora Agora Type G198 Amphora
with an everted high rim, rounded edges, conical shoul- According various sources, it is also known as Pseu-
ders enlarging towards the body, fluted, vertical han- do-Koan, Benghazi ER 2 and Pompei XIII . Although
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dles on the rim with circular cross-section and with thin the production site is uncertain, some claim that its or-
grooves on the body, and a round bottom. Similar exam- igin is the Aegean region . An everted triangular rim,
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ples of this form are dated to between the 6th and 7th a spur type projection on the neck that rises above the
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centuries AD (Fig. 12). rim, and long double-lug handles are prominent charac-
tUnISIan aMPHORaS teristics of the Agora G198 type amphora that was part
Africa II D - Keay XII of our study. Based on similar examples, we propose
According to the analyses performed on this type, it that it can be dated to between the 1st and 2nd centuries
is very likely that their origin is in Africa (Tunisia) Byz- AD (Fig. 15).
acena, Hadrumetum in Sahel region, Leptis Minor, Sel- COMMEnt
lectum, Thaenae or Qued El-Akarit . It has an everted The 2017-2018 campaign of our Kekova Island Under-
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vertical rim, handles oval in section starting just below water Archaeological Surveys has yielded numerous
the rim and joining the body on the shoulders, a short and cultural assets that we introduced hereinabove. It seems
large neck, a long ovoid body and an elongated pointed that the Kekova Island and the waters surrounding the
bottom. The rim, neck and handles of the African II-D island is rich in terms of cultural heritage with finds be-
amphora that is part of our study have survived to date longing to a wide range of period from the 6th century
with a broken body and bottom. Based on similar exam- BC to the 13th century AD (Fig. 16). The Kekova Is-
ples, we propose that it can be dated to between the late land, being the best site for observation of the maritime
3rd century AD to the early 4th century AD (Fig. 13). activities and island settlements in the Middle Lycia,
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tRIPOLItanIan aMPHORaS represents a potential to identify further cultural assets
Tripolitanian I Amphora in the years to come.

34 For similar and distinct typologies, please see ZEMER 1977, 61.
35 PIERİ 2007, 611-625. fig. 8.
36 Also known as Carthegia LR-5-6, Peacock-Williams 46, Riley LR 4, Egloff 187.
37 ŞENOL 2009, 273.
38 For distribution areas of this type of amphoras, please see PEACOCK-WILLIAMS 1986, 191.; ALKAÇ 2013, 116-117.
39 KEAY 1984, 123-126.
40 For similar samples, please also see ZEVI – TCHERNIA 1969, 175-210 fig. 17.b, fig. 18.a-b, fig. 21.a.
41 PANELLA 1973, 566-567.
42 PANELLA 1973, 568-571.
43 Please also see TCHERNIA 1969, 197-214, fig. 17-23.
44 PEACOCK- WILLIAMS 1986, 107.
45 SCIALLANO-SIBELLA 1991, 95.
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