Four Treasures Reference Database
Record No. 27521
Production in a Pontic landscape: The hinterland of Greek and Roman Sinope
Book Section
Doonan, O. (2003) Production in a Pontic landscape: The hinterland of Greek and Roman Sinope. In: Pont-Euxin et Commerce: La genèse de la Route de soie”", Besançon: Presses Universitaires Franc-Comtoises, No. 183–198.
Sinkankas/Born No.: NIS/NIB | RWHL
gems, ancient trade, commerce, Turkey, Sinop, Anatolia, archaeology, archaeogemology, Black Sea
Ancient sources relating to the Pontic Anatolian coast (particularly the Sinop region) are considered in light of the first four seasons of the Sinop Regional Archaeological Project (1996-1999), providing new perspectives on the economic development of SInop region. Topics of particular interest include fishing, forestry, the olive industry, and the development of port-hinterland relations following the fourth century BCE.