We recovered fragments of at least one demijohn, a high-capacity bottle with a wide mouth was used to transport wine for decanting into smaller bottles. It suggests that South American elites were used to the idea of purchasing wine in demijohns, which were usually shipped in a woven basketry cover and/or straw packing and a wooden crate.
Subjects:
Hacienda El Progreso
Subjects Facet:
San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos Islands); Excavations (Archaeology)--Ecuador; Glassware; Wine bottles
Creator:
Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Contributors:
Dr. Peter Stahl
Date:
2019
Date searchable:
2019
Date searchable:
2019
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
image
Identifier:
Fig.5.4
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Location(s):
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands); Galapagos Islands; -0.9079084740482873, -89.55796369211261
Location(s) Facet:
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands); Galapagos Islands; -0.9079084740482873, -89.55796369211261
