Abstract
In this article we suggest that the Roman industrial complex on the coast of Tel Dor in Israel, previously interpreted as a purple dye factory, should be reinterpreted as a cetaria of similar scale to those in the western Mediterranean. We use analogous evidence from cetariae in Spain and Morocco to support this new interpretation. The identification of the Tel Dor fish-processing facility sheds new light on the participation of Dor in the globalisation of the Roman Mediterranean economy.
| Translated title of the contribution | منشأة رومانية لتجهيز الأسماك في تل دور، إسرائيل: إعادة تفسير “مصنع الصبغة الأرجوانية” الروماني |
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| Original language | English |
| Pages (from-to) | 547-565 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | International Journal of Nautical Archaeology |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2025 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2025 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Keywords
- Roman coastal industry
- chaîne opératoire
- eastern Mediterranean
- murex purple dye
- salsamenta
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oceanography
- History
- Archaeology
- Paleontology
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