Old Theban port of Chalcis: A medieval maritime crossroads in Greece
7/18/2018 06:00:00 PM
Showcased in museums the world over, Byzantine ceramics are the vestiges of an ancient empire that dominated the Mediterranean region for nearly ten centuries. One CNRS researcher, in cooperation with Greek colleagues, has focused her attention on a widely disseminated style of ceramics called the “main Middle Byzantine Production,†found in all four corners of the Mediterranean. Its origins had remained a mystery until these scientists traced it back to Chalcis (KhalkÃs), the former port of Thebes. They determined that the town had been a maritime hub from which goods were shipped to Marseille, Acre (in modern-day Israel), and beyond—as far as Chersonesus in Crimea. The team's findings have just been published online by the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports.
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