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Maritime Archaeology Periodical

IntrODuCtIOn

ailing from one harbor to another took a long
time in antiquity. For this reason, practical
Ssolutions were developed to meet the daily
needs of the crew and passengers. Among such prac-
tical solutions were the ship-type braziers, which
were used for cooking and heating upon sailing ships
in antiquity. The braziers used in ships underwent ty-
pological change due to the environment and condi-
tions in which they were used. We know that people
were cooking on board ships in antiquity. However,
it was extremely important to be able to control the
fire needed for cooking since all ships were made en-
tirely of timber, and an uncontrolled fire could have
resulted in disaster. portable braziers, which are part
of the cooking culture of antiquity, were produced in
various forms, ranging from the examples of the late
8 century BC through the Hellenistic Age, to those
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th
of the middle Byzantine period . These braziers of-
2
ten had a cylindrical or tripod (Lasana) body . This
3
type of terracotta artifact, known as the portable
cooking stove, or brazier, has been recovered from
many places, such as Halicarnassus, Naucratis, De-
los, Rhodes, Loryma, Kos, Athens, and Knidos .
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It is clear that this type of brazier, which was com-
monly used in antiquity, was not suitable for ancient
vessels, which were made of timber and not built for
rough water. The structure of the brazier’s cylindri-
cal barrel facilitated tilting in rough seas, and the
drawer in the bottom part containing ash could easily
emit sparks onto the deck. In braziers using lasana,
the fire had to be started directly on the ground or
in an enclosed area. This meant that the surrounding
area was unprotected and the fire had the potential
to spread with even the smallest breeze. All of these Fig. 2: Aslan 2015, Fig. 11.
challenges resulted in the eventual design of a porta-
ble, easy-to-use brazier for heating and cooking that
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would not overturn in unstable conditions, avoiding
a potential spread of fire on the ancient vessels.

1 LYNCH – PAPADOPOULOS 2006, 30, fig. 22.
2 ŞAHİN 2003, 1 et al.; 2005, 241 et al.
3 MORRIS 1985, 393.
4 BAKALAKIS 1934, 203; ROBINSON 1935, 210; SPARKES 1962, 131; BAILEY 1972, 1; LEONARD 1973, 22; ROMANO 1994,
57; GALILI - SHARVIT 1999, 167; VOGEIKOFF-BROGAN 2000, 308-310; ŞAHİN 2003, 1.
5 GALILI - SHARVIT 1999, 167; ROSEN – GALILI 2007, 301.
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