Stamped amphora sherd, from a Baetican amphora from Spain, usually associated with the transport and storage of olive oil.
The presence of amphora sherds at the site suggests that the occupants of the site had access to imported food and drink transported in these large vessels.
Amphorae from Spain, may have been imported to Britain via the port at Abonae (Sea Mills). The stamp is hard to read but it may say [∙A T P]. Other vessels with the same stamp are believed to date to between the mid 1st and mid 2nd centuries AD.
Other information & metadata
Site location: Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire
Project type: Archaeological excavation
Site type: Rural settlement
Discovery context: Deposit
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