IntroductionThe Roman Iron Age of Den period roughly from the birth of Chri the 4 th century AD. As elsewhere in this period is marked by the massiv Roman objects mainly in the form of tableware in bronze, glass and silver was also influenced by a number and intellectual advances through t the Romans. Regarding daily life, we in the size of farm animals, and new cats and chicken appear, as well as crops. Research of Germanic textile inspiration from Roman design. In the Germanic writing appears for the first of runes used in a way known from owner’s or craftsman’s marks o personal objects. 1 The main tools to analyse have been Roman coins and tablew these find groups into the Barbaricuthroughout the period. In various regi types of vessels appear and a rand Unsurprisingly, that indicates a domi Barbaricumthe selections of goods d and-sieve sets are popular in most Terra sigillata, mainly from the Galli Germanic peoples in Scandinavia, wh selection of Roman types of tablewa drinking vessels with the occasional e 1 IMER 2007, 47-8; JENSEN 2003, 339-365, 391- 2 LUND HANSEN 1987. Thomas GraneVarpelev, Denm Fig. 1 - Map of key sites mentioned ark covers the st to the end of he Barbaricum, appearance of silver coins and . But the region of technological he contact with see an increase species such as a range of new has shown an 2 nd century AD, time in the form he Romans, as weapons or these contacts re. The flow of is specialised ns, only certain m selection of items only occurs in areas clos ance of petty trade among neighbours. In sout iffer from each other. While certain types such a arts of Barbaricum, other forms are only repre workshops, is one such type which apparentl ile it was relatively popular in other regions. In s re is limited to few such as ladle-and-sieves, c xception. 2 412. rk – Evidence of Roman Diplomacy? ollettino di Archeologia Online Numero Speciale www.beniculturali.it/bao in the article. to the Roman frontier. ern, central or northern , for instance, the ladle- ented in specific areas. ly had no appeal to the uthern Scandinavia, the oking pans, situlaeand
