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Produce, Repair, Reuse, Adapt, and Recycle: The Multiple Biographies of a Roman Barrel

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Rob Sands
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School of Archaeology, University College Dublin, Ireland
Elise Marlière
Affiliation:
Antiquarium-Ibiza, Spain, and UMR 7041, University of Paris X, France
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Abstract

By the time the Roman empire reached its greatest extent, in the early decades of the second century ad, wooden barrels were a key part of a trade network that supported a complex extended economy. These objects do not, however, routinely survive in the archaeological record and very few sites have yielded large, multi-phase, assemblages for study. Although relatively rare, individual finds and assemblages have been found sufficiently regularly to allow us to consider barrel production and use during the Roman period. These objects can have complex cultural biographies from their original production to their final deposition. Current and previous research at Vindolanda, a Roman fort in northern Britain at the edge of the Roman empire, provides a context for reflection on these objects and their biographies. Emphasis is given to whether this material demonstrates repeated, possibly habituated, practices of adaption and recycling.

Au cours des premières décennies du second siècle apr. J.-C., alors que l'empire romain était à son apogée, les tonneaux en bois étaient un élément essentiel d'un réseau de commerce à la base d'un système économique complexe et étendu. Cependant ces objets ne sont normalement pas conservés en archéologie et peu de sites ont livré des ensembles suffisamment grands et provenant de plusieurs phases. Quoique relativement rares, des trouvailles individuelles et des ensembles ont été recueillis de façon suffisamment régulière pour permettre un examen de la production et de l'usage des tonneaux à l’époque romaine. Ces objets peuvent avoir une biographie culturelle complexe, allant de leur lieu de production jusqu’à leur déposition finale. Les recherches menées récemment et antérieurement à Vindolanda, un fort romain du nord de la Grande-Bretagne aux confins de l'empire romain, fournissent un cadre de réflexion sur ces objets et leurs biographies. Ici nous mettons l'accent sur les indices qui démontrent une pratique réitérée, peut-être habituellement répétée, d'adaptation et de recyclage perceptible dans ce matériel. Translation by Madeleine Hummler

In den ersten Jahrzehnten des 2. Jahrhunderts n. Chr., als das römische Reich am ausgedehntesten war, spielten die Holzfässer eine wichtige Rolle in einem Handelsnetzwerk, das eine Komplexe und weitreichende förderte. Diese Gegenstände sind aber normalerweise in den archäologischen Befunden nicht erhalten und es gibt nur wenige Fundstellen mit umfangreichen mehrphasigen Sammlungen. Obschon sie recht selten vorkommen, sind Einzelfunde und Sammlungen von Fässern regelmäßig genug gefunden worden, um eine Untersuchung der Herstellung und Gebrauchs von Fässern in der Römerzeit zu erlauben. Diese Gegenstände können eine komplexe kulturelle Biografie haben, die vom ursprünglichen Herstellungsort bis zur endgültigen Deponierung reichen. Laufende und abgeschlossene Untersuchungen in Vindolanda, ein Kastell in Nordbritannien am Rande des römischen Reiches, geben uns die Gelegenheit, über diese Gegenstände und deren Biografien nachzudenken. Hier erwägen wir besonders, ob man in diesem Material eine mehrfache, vielleicht gewöhnlich wiederholte Praxis der Anpassung und Wiederverwertung nachweisen kann. Translation by Madeleine Hummler

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European Journal of Archaeology , Volume 23 , Issue 3 , August 2020 , pp. 356 - 380
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