├── data # csv and xlsx files with data
├── figs # all figures from the paper
├── src
│ ├── application # Jupyter notebooks per calculation and figure
│ ├── sonata # functions used for data preprocessing and calculations
└── tests # unit tests
The data table
| Field Name | Type / Description |
|---|---|
| 'Amphora_type' | string / Commonly used typologies for Amphora type |
| 'New_type_name' | string / Indicates values in the field ‘Amphora_type’ that are treated as the same type in the analyses |
| 'Amphora_type_merged' | string / Typologies for Amphora type that take into account grouped types |
| 'Provenance' | string / A region where an amphora was produced |
| 'content' | string / A product carried in an amphora |
| 'Site' | string / A modern name of an archaeological site from which an amphorae assemblage came |
| 'Site_type' | string / A site category |
| 'Grouped_sites' | string / A grouping of the field ‘Site’ per region or ancient settlement |
| 'Amphora_type_lower_date' | float / A production start date of an amphora |
| 'Amphora_type_upper_date' | float / A production end date of an amphora |
| 'Lower_context_date' | float / A consumption start date of an amphora |
| 'Upper_context_date' | float / A consumption end date of an amphora |
| 'Frequency' | float / An amphora frequency |
| 'Pleiades URI' | string / Site geographical coordinates according to the Pleiades Atlas |
| 'Latitude' | float / Site geographical coordinates in latitude |
| 'Longitude' | float / Site geographical coordinates in longitude |
| 'Tyrrhenian_vs_Adriatic' | string / Indication of whether the site is on the Tyrrhenian, Adriatic or Central regions of Italy |
| 'Publication' | string / Bibliographic reference for assemblage publication |
| 'Period' | string / Categorical indication of site chronology in Roman historical period |
| 'Notes' | string / General notes on the sites and types |
| 'Site_notes' | string / Notes and considerations on the site and its location |
| 'Amphora_type_notes' | string / Notes and considerations on the amphora type or typical prime use contents designation |
| 'problems' | string / Considerations of problems related to the type identification and whether they could be merged with other types |
- Python version: Make sure you have Python 3.9 installed.
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/Tom-Brughmans/Sonata.git cd Sonata - Set up a virtual environment:
python3 -m venv myvenv source myvenv/bin/activate - Install dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.txt
- Tom Brughmans
- Ekaterina Borisova
- Laura B. Paulsen
- Paulina Komar
@article{komar2025,
title = "Consumption Trends, Trading Patterns and Economic Development in Italy Across Centuries: Data Analysis of Roman Amphorae in a Long-Term Perspective",
author = "Komar, P., Brughmans, T. & Borisova, E.",
year = "2025",
publisher = "J Archaeol Method Theory",
volume = "32",
number = "21",
url = "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10816-024-09686-1",
}