RACAMed (2017-2024)
The RACAMed project
Roman amphora contents and organic residues analysis
THE PROJECT
RACA-Med (2017-2020)
In 2017 Alessandra Pecci (Ramón i Cajal; ERAAUB) and Paul Reynolds (ICREA; ERAAUB) were given a three-year grant (2017-2020) by the Spanish Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad for the analysis of early Imperial Roman amphora contents from excavations in Cadiz, Rome and Pompeii: HAR2017-84242-P
RACA-Med II (2021-2024)
In 2021 an application was successfully submitted to the Spanish Ministry for a second project to continue this work, as well as focus on the content of amphora produced in Catalunya, and investigate organic residues and plasters in production installations features such as lacus and pavements: Ánforas romanas y análisis de contenidos II. Producción y consumo de alimentos de la Baetica, la Laetania y el oriente levantino (siglos I a.C. – III d.C.) (RACAMed II) (PID2020-113409GB-I00)