An archaeometric perspective on selected Roman and Late Antique glass finds from Dobrudja

Abstract This paper reports the results of Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis (PGAA) analyses on 21 glass fragments discovered at Tropaeum Traiani, Carsium, Ulmetum, and Altinum, Constanţa County, Romania, dated to the 1st-6th c. AD. The chemical data indicate a broad palette of compositions: Sb-colorless, Mn-colorless, Sb-Mn colorless, typical blue-green Roman, Serie 2.1 and Serie 3.2 of Foy glass. A plant ash glass sample was identified – most likely a fragment of a vessel imported from the Sasanian Empire.