Maritime Mobility during the Western Mediterranean Iron Age

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Mediterranean Archaeology: Connections, Interactions, Objects, and Theory" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Research on the topic of seafaring in the western Mediterranean during the Iron Age has often focused on Greek, Etruscan, Roman, and Phoenician activity. By contrast, the maritime endeavors of other coastal populations have largely been ignored. Yet, historical accounts and archaeological evidence indicate that groups living along the French and Iberian coasts may have been more active on the Mediterranean Sea than has previously been reported in the archaeological literature. By exploring the participation of French and Iberian indigenous populations in trade, fishing, and piracy activities thanks to evidence found at coastal sites, this paper aims at rectifying a gap in the literature that has led us to depict these Iron Age communities as passive players within an otherwise dynamic network of social, economic and political exchanges.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)   •
• Mediterranean Archaeology: Connections, Interactions, Objects, and Theory

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Abstract Id(s): 25175