LRCW 8 - King Theoderic and the Transformations of the Mediterranean Sea. Production and Trade in Late Roman World

The 8th International Conference on Late Roman Coarse Wares, Cooking Wares and Amphorae in the Mediterranean: Archaeology and Archaeometry (LRCW 8) will be held in Ravenna (20th-24th April 2026). The conference will be organized by the University of Bologna, the Foundation Flaminia and the Foundation Ravennantica, with the patronage of the Municipality of Ravenna.

The 10th IFEA Archaeological Meetings proposes a program on maritime networks in the Black Sea.

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PROGRAM

30 November 2023

9h15-9h45: Opening talks

Session 1 : Harbor Facilities

The aim of the LRCW Conference series is the presentation and publication of Late Roman pottery (3rd century AD to the end of Antiquity) from the Mediterranean region.
The 7th conference proposed the following sessions:

• The Western Mediterranean
• The Eastern Mediterranean
• Mediterranean Islands in the stream
• Late Roman Pottery in Hispania
• Special session: The problem of the 8th century

Presentations by POMEDOR members include:

This conference, in memoriam Fabiola Ardizzone, will present different aspects of production and trade of medieval amphorae. It is organized by the Universities of Rome “Tor Vergata” and of Venice "Ca’ Foscari", the French School at Rome, the ERC project “SICTRANSIT” and the AIECM3 association.

Several POMEDOR members will participate: