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Day 11 #Archaeology31 #Point The question I'm always asked about Roman Amphorae "Why are the pointed?" "It means you have to have a stand!" No it doesn't, start in a corner, you can stack hundreds. "I makes them impossible to throw" No, because they're finished upside down 1/3pic.twitter.com/yvoIMH3SbI
"Yes, but why have a POINT? because they're designed to go in an ancient ship, no flat surfaces so the pegs, between the timbers, hold them in place. (photo Ad Meskens). In addition if they had a flat bottom it would take 2 people to pour them, the #point allows 1 to do it 2/3pic.twitter.com/d1OU4BVTnv
In a Roman or Greek updraft kiln the flames come from below, the bottoms of the pots heat first, and expand. In large flat bottomed pots this can cause stress cracking, the point of the amphora allows flames to pass, heating the pots more evenly. 3/3pic.twitter.com/KHsgCqSVMQ
Very clear! Tell us about carrot amphorae! Thank you. Added to Day 12 momenthttps://twitter.com/kimbiddulph/status/1349036411400413186?s=21 …
“Day 12 They are interesting. I think there was an element of branding in the design of amphorae for specific products, and I believe that these have been identified with dates and figs, possibly packed in honey, I suspect merchants wanted a form to fit between necks of larger amphoraepic.twitter.com/18eYwrcsaE
Man... The Ancients... it's almost like they are clever humans!
Used in Spain even today.
They were meant to be positioned in sand. People used straws to take the liquid out of them. They also used straws to drink from the amphoras.
you mean this here? in german it's called "eimersaufen" - bucket booze
Fascinating, thank you for sharing.
Really interesting - I've always wondered!
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