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Amphora Ancient Memory from the Mediterranean By George W. Alexander, PhD, MBA In ancient times inhabitants throughout the Mediterranean and many countries and City-States including the Romans, the Greeks, the Turks and the Phoenicians, etc. traded with one another. Amphora or clay jars were used to transport goods throughout the Mediterranean by these traders. The subject of this article is to examine a particular artifact. It is called an amphora or container and this examination will determine its age and any other information that can be gleaned from it. The container called an amphora [pl. amphorae] is basically a ceramic jar that was used to transport wine, grapes, olives, olive oil, fish, grain and numerous other commodities.