“"De profundis": three amphorae of unorthodox contents retrieved from the Aegean Sea”, in (eds D. Bernal-Casasola, M. Bonifay, A. Pecci, V. Leitch) Roman Amphora Contents. Reflecting on the Maritime Trade of Foodstuffs in Antiquity, Archaeopress, Oxford 2021, 473-483. By George Koutsouflakis

https://www.academia.edu/68407881/_De_profundis_three_amphorae_of_unorthodox_contents_retrieved_from_the_Aegean_Sea_in_eds_D_Bernal_Casasola_M_Bonifay_A_Pecci_V_Leitch_Roman_Amphora_Contents_Reflecting_on_the_Maritime_Trade_of_Foodstuffs_in_Antiquity_Archaeopress_Oxford_2021_473_483?nav_from=67fe3a60-28c5-40c6-8d82-05c18470433b The notion that amphorae a) were specifically designed according to criteria of density, weight, physical and/or chemical properties and domestic use of the commodity they were intended to accommodate and b) were thus recognized in markets as typical containers of that particular commodity, linked with specific geographic areas, dominated amphora-studies from their very first steps, still retains great value and is fervently supported by a number of researchers (Opait 2007: 101-122; 2010: 154-155). ...