Eduardo Ferrer Albelda

Análisis de residuos orgánicos y posibles contenidos en ánforas púnicas y turdetanas procedentes del valle del Guadalquivir

This work presents the results of a study of amphorae contents in the Lower Guadalquivir Valley during the Second Iron Age. The questions addressed include which were the most common contents and, therefore, which were, plausibly, the most commonly commercialised products in Turdetanian markets. Both local (Pellicer B-C and Pellicer D) and Punic containers, especially from the Bay of Cadiz and its hinterland (T-8.2.1.1 and T-8.1.1.2), have been taken into consideration. The analysis of the fats in the samples recovered during the excavation of Calle Cilla (Alcala de Rio, Seville) and Vico (Marchena, Seville) reveal that amphorae T-8.1.1.2 manufactured in the rural areas of Cadiz, with the exception those used for the storage and transport of salted products, were used to contain olive oils, as previously claimed, while ‘Turdetanian’ amphorae were multifunctional containers which could be used to store a wide variety of products (olive oil, meat preserves, milk by-products) and/or be reused.