The punic pottery workshop found at Calle Real 210-212. Study of the finds, chronology and notes on kiln architectural features

Abstract

The salvage archaeological excavation conducted in 2009 by M.L. Lavado revealed the existence of a Punic ceramic kiln and various pits and middens in the central area of the present-day city of San Fernando (Cadiz), in the southern insular territory of ancient Gadir/Gades. This work presents the preliminary results of the study of the material culture (essentially ceramics), focusing on the finds recorded inside the kiln on the holed-floor. In addition to a typological and chronological classification of these unpublished contexts, which allows to establish interesting connections with other kiln areas and sites in the bay of Cadiz that were active between the 5th and 3rd centuries BC, the outstanding state of preservation of the kiln makes it possible to reflect on the typical features of kiln design of the Late Punic period.