Mediterranean trade in ancient times
Detection of networks and the role of each community within them. Identification of centres of production, distribution, trademarks, redistribution and consumption, and evaluation of each centre’s degree of intervention in distribution and consumption. The topic also identifies the items in circulation, their nature (consumer, utility or prestige goods) and their ultimate purpose, determining whether they are raw materials (metallic minerals) in the process of production (ingots) or completely finished (decorative household effects).