Society for Archaeological Sciences recognition for ceramic publication

The Society for Archaeological Sciences (SAS) has announced the 2022 Charles C. Kolb Award with an honourable mention for a paper by Maja Mise and Patrick Quinn, recognising their excellent study on transport amphorae.

The open access paper is entitled 'Origins and Distribution of Hellenistic and Late Republican Transport Amphorae in the Dalmatian Region and its Implications for Adriatic Trade and Economy' and is published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences.

The paper was recognised by the award committee as:

“an excellent example of a mature piece of scholarly work of great significance for the archaeology of the region and period. Although it combines a standard approach in current ceramic provenance studies, its application is exceptionally rigorous and robust, and the contextualisation of the scientific results extremely well-informed, reflecting a deep understanding of the material under study and the employed methodology. It provides a model for analogous studies.”

The Society for Archaeological Sciences offers an award every year for the best published paper on science-based archaeological research in ceramics in honor of Charles C. Kolb. 

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• Charles C. Kolb Award

Citation: Miše, M., Quinn, P.S. Origins and Distribution of Hellenistic and Late Republican Transport Amphorae in the Dalmatian Region and its Implications for Adriatic Trade and Economy. Archaeol Anthropol Sci 14, 225 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-022-01689-x

Top image: Photo of sunken merchant ship with transport amphorae, Žirje shipwreck with Corinthian or type B amphorae (Photo: D. Frka) 

Bottom image: Collection of amphorae in a stone vaulted room (Photo: M Mise)