Fabrics of Himera: 34 samples of pottery and tiles from the Necropolis of Himera (excavation 2009) were se? lected by Stefano Vasallo in order to define the local production ...
Western Greek amphorae produced at Himera: Introduction\r\nDue to its geographical location at the northwestern edge of an ample and fertile plain, Himeras agricultural and farming characteristics are undoubted. Notwithstanding historically close relations between the colony and its hinterland inhabited by native communities, at present no archaeological evidences testify to a local amphorae production destined to the commercialization of an agricultural surplus
New fabrics of the production centre of Himera: Introduction\r\nThe present research builds upon findings from the previous publication of a selection of 22 samples presumably produced in the region of Himera and taken from ceramic objects excavated during the 2009 excavations in the western necropolis of Himera