The Capacity Of Northern Pontic Amphorae Of The 8Th-10Th Centuries
Journal: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Year: 2018

The article deals with study of capacity of medieval amphoraе that are spread over sites of the 8th — 10th centuries in the Northern part of the Black Sea region. Such vessels were manufactured in pottery centers of Byzantine Taurica. The task complexity is related to lack of written sources on regulation of the Black Sea amphorae production in Taurica and on the state control of volumetric standards applied to ceramic containers. 176 intact vessels found at monuments of Crimea, Taman peninsular