Karanis Granary C123: Current Research and Future Perspectives
Transcript of Karanis Granary C123: Current Research and Future Perspectives
Husselman, P.Mich. IX, p. 3
• Most of the papyri were found in the vaulted rooms on the south, in the living quarters on the west, or in the fill above the living quarters designated by the excava8on label 132*. They have been roughly dated for the most part in the second and third centuries, but (…) the da8ng is o_en uncertain.
• Papers of Satabous son of Pnepheros • Papers of Julius Sabinus and his son Gaius Julius Apollinarius
Husselman, P.Mich. IX, p. 8
• From the available evidence we can assume that the granary was built in the laber half of the first century. The earliest dated documents belong to the family of Satabous, and it seems that this family was the original occupant. They were farmers of state lands, and (…) it may well be that the granary was constructed to house the grain produced by an [assoca8on of state farmers].
Heilporn, CdÉ 85 (2010), p. 250
• Cebe seconde hypothèse, celle d’un dépôt secondaire, paraît plus probable, car elle expliquerait mieux la présence, à côté des deux ensembles familiaux, de textes qui n’ont aucun rapport avec eux et qui sont parfois bien plus tardifs, mais aussi la dispersion de tous ces papyrus dans plusieurs pièces voisines (…).
Future Perspec8ves • Con8nued apprecia8on of archival material; combine with current archaeological ac8vity at the site (GIS anchoring of archival maps at actual site ?)
• Study of papyri AND other ar8facts: – Ca. 50 papyri to be published as P.Mich. XXII – several hundreds of clay seals studied by Jennifer Gates-‐Foster;
– pobery typology – Closed bin with among others linen and a mule’s head by Samantha Lash
• Ann Arbor AND Cairo • Theorize and problema8ze the presence of papyri in the archaeological record; combine with experiences of current archaeologists