The next meeting in the “Pot Talks” series will feature a presentation by Dr. Katarzyna de Lellis-Danys (PCMA UW, MNW): “Strategies of dumping pottery in Roman port at Berenike, Red Sea Coast”.
Abstract: This paper explores daily life in Early Roman Berenike through pottery from refuse layers dated to the late 1st century BCE–early 2nd century CE. Excavated as part of the NCN-funded project Non-humans in the Berenike Community: Archaeozoological Data in the Discourse on Identity and Values in Antiquity, directed by Prof. Marta Osypińska (University of Wrocław), in consortium with the University of Warsaw, the assemblage reveals diverse transport and storage vessels from the Mediterranean, Nile Valley, South Arabia, and India.
The ceramics offer insights into midden formation, discard practices, and vessel life expectancy. Variations in function and origin reflect differing discard agencies, shedding light on the economic behaviours and everyday activities in this cosmopolitan Red Sea port.
The seminar will be held on Thursday, 12th June 2025, at 2 pm (Warsaw time) – on the Zoom platform. To receive the link, please write to seminarium.pcma@uw.edu.pl
The “Pot Talks – A multidisciplinary approach to ceramics from the African area and beyond” is a thematic series within the PCMA Seminar. It is organised by Dr. Katarzyna de Lellis-Danys (PCMA UW, and the National Museum in Warsaw). Lectures in this series include topics related to multidisciplinary ceramic research, which will enable participants to exchange experiences with researchers working in different parts of Africa and beyond.