08-11-2006, 09:44 PM
Quote:What's more surprising is that no one in this thread has brought up the whole "Roman Amphorae in Brazil" controversy. There is a nice summary here. It seems there may actually be something to it, although of course the characters involved are not above reproach, etc etc. A bit more hereThanks for the links, Rich. I suspect the reason the ship wasn't mentioned here is that most of us agree with the evaluation of the rogueclassicist that:
[size=75:1bux1ls1]In other words, I am not sure why these amphorae are definitely identified as Roman. The fact that Elizabeth Lyding Will seems to only comment on the shape in somewhat vague terms suggests we do not have any markings on the amphora to definitely identify them as Roman. I can only think that the identification of Roman has come from the 'marbles' and/or 'fibula' which was supposedly also found there. I can also only think that Marx' insistence on a Second Century B.C. date must somehow be connected to the 'marbles' and/or 'fibula' as opposed to the amphorae. Finally, I can't help but recall that he was accused of seeding the site. Put it together for yourself ... I don't buy it.[/size]