Recently conducted archaeological excavations at the territory of the VII Claudia legion military
camp at Viminacium (Moesia Superior) brought out to light significant knowledge on roman
pottery from the oldest phases of the castrum and the city development. During these excavations
numerous forms of the imported and local ceramic vessels were discovered, already known in
Viminacium pottery production repertoire. New finds of so-called "carrot" amphorae improved
precise chronological determination of this type of ceramic forms within the capital of Moesia
Superior. It is supposed that this amphora type originates from the eastern Mediterranean
workshop centers and that were in use for supply of military troops as well as civilians as
containers of dry, exotic fruits of the eastern imperial territories
