Note sur les moyens d’éclairage domestique des colons grecs du Pont-Nord
Note on the domestic lighting devices of the Greek colonists to the north of the Black Sea
Author(s): Pierre DupontSubject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: Northern Black Sea; Greek colonization; Berezan; house lighting; tallow candlesticks; naphtha used as lamp fuel; Greek period;
Summary/Abstract: Several specimens of tallow candlesticks dating back to the Greek period are evidenced among the ceramic finds from Berezan, whereas the use of naphtha flowing out from Kerch and Taman outcrops might well have been in use as lighting fuel as far back as the Greek period.
Journal: Materiale și Cercetări Arheologice
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 15
- Page Range: 81-84
- Page Count: 5
- Language: French