The analysis and spatial distribution of Roman discus lamps: the case of Palestine and North Africa

• Grant number: 15/23510-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): January 01, 2016
• Effective date (End): February 29, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Archeology
• Principal Investigator: Maria Isabel D'Agostino Fleming
• Grantee: Marcio Teixeira Bastos
• Supervisor: Oren Tal
• Host Institution: Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia (MAE). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Research place: Tel Aviv University, Israel
• Associated to the scholarship: 12/09071-5 - The Analysis and Spatial Distribution of Roman Provincial Discus Lamps: The Case of Palestine and North Africa., BP.DR

Abstract

The project deals with the production and distribution of Roman oil lamps in the Orbis Romanorum during II and III centuries CE by means of thin-section analysis and comparative research, in order to identify workshops in the Levant. These will be compared with modes of production and distribution of Roman oil lamps of North African workshops, against their social and economical implications. The comparative research seeks to link relations of continuity, discontinuity and change of style and technology systems and data to foster the understanding of co-constitution of space and cultural identity of social groups that used these artifacts.