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We introduce here a new quantification proposal in protohistoric and classical pottery studies. The proposal also includes the way of representation of such analytics with the aim of making homogeneous diagnostic, analysis and publication models of any kind of ceramic material disregarding their nature. Therefore, it can be useful for either stratigraphy assemblages or particular series. This standard attempts to improve data interconnection between different areas, between different sites, so more solid and comparable values will be obtained at territorial level. At least, much better than the ones employed nowadays. Finally, using certain conventions in the pottery analysis will help us to build a high rank interpretative system, which may include aspects of commercial, social, cultural and, even, symbolic character.

In this paper, we present the incredible discovery of various wooden objects found during the excavations at the ancient Fábrica de Tabacos in Gijón that took place between 2007 and 2009. The objects were thrown into the water tank during the time of abandonment, dated from early 6th century ad. Among these were pieces of crockery, wooden containers, buckets, a chair and other objects such as well lintel. This study allows us to determine the function of unique pieces and the dating of each of the materials appeared by the radiocarbon method dating back to the early 6th century ad until the 10th century. This was an unusual undertaking for the Iberian Peninsula that succeeded thanks to the climate conditions of the region where the objects were found –such as the low ground water level– all of which allowed for an extraordinary preservation of these objects.

Tradicionalmente, en el noreste peninsular, la introducción de los primeros parámetros de influencia mediterránea en relación al consumo del vino, se han situado en la segunda mitad del siglo VI aC (copas jonias, kylix áticas, cerámica ática de figuras negras). No obstante, en el curso inferior del Ebro, la incidencia destacada del comercio fenicio conlleva una clara evolución del repertorio cerámico a lo largo de los siglos VII y VI aC, un hecho que permite evaluar la aparición de ciertas producciones de vajilla que evidencian la existencia de modificaciones importantes en el repertorio de instrumentos vinculados a las prácticas rituales de consumo comunitario. En el presente artículo se valora la adopción del oinochoe en relación a los primeros síntomas de renovación que experimenta el instrumental indígena asociado a la bebida. El objetivo es aproximarnos a una etapa de cambios sociales fundamentales durante la cual los aspectos ideológicos evidencian un aumento significativo de importancia.

El vidrio ha sido tratado a lo largo de la historia como un bien de prestigio, a pesar de presentarse de forma nativa en el medio natural. Es por ello que este trabajo se centra en exponer las características del vidrio, en general, y de los hallados en Begastri durante una intervención de urgencia, en particular.