Storage vessels from Pompeiopolis

Abstract

Storage containers, used during an important phase in the long course of processing food, have been badly neglected by
archaeologists. Today, however, more scholars are becoming aware of their importance in understanding human behavior,
especially as they reflect cultural and social identity, diet, and economic practices. The widespread presence and large variety
of pithoi, vats, and storing pots testify to the important place of this activity in the economic life of Pompeiopolis. Their use
from late Hellenistic to Medieval times shows the continuity and intensity of agricultural activities that took place at this site.