AMPHORA2 uses 31 bacterial and 104 archaeal phylogenetic marker genes for inferring phylogenetic information from metagenomic datasets.
Amphorae were produced in mass quantity due to the heavy trading with other cities all around the Mediterranean.
Various Roman artifacts, such as a large number of amphorae bearing the mark of Roman potter schools VIBII, CAMURI and ITTA, have been found at the site, supporting the view on an ancient trade between Rome and the ancient Tamil country.
The 1997 excavation team, headed by Ralph K. Pedersen, discovered various ceramics of Near Eastern/Mediterranean origin, including amphoras of a type known as "Ayla-Axum Amphoras".
The group’s name is derived from Thomas Burgon (1767–1838), who supervised the 1813 excavations in Athens, during which the Panathenaic prize amphora London B 160, now on display in the British Museum, was discovered.
Chian wine was exported in great quantities to Athens starting around the 5th century BC, as attested by the large number of Chian amphorae discovered in modern-day excavations there.
The recent archaeological work done in the area has revealed fragments of imported Roman amphora, mainly used for transporting wine and olive oil, Yemeni and West Asian pottery, besides Indian roulette ware (which is also common on the East Coast of India, and also found in Berenice in Egypt).
The Horsehead Amphora is a specific type of amphora, produced in Athens from about 600 BC onwards.
Inscriptions in Tamil-Brahmi script from the late 1st century AD bearing his name (Korra-Puman - Korra The Chieftain) were excavated on an amphora fragment at the international Roman trading port of Berenice Troglodytica in present day Egypt.
There is a single depiction of a chariot race, as well as one amphora with Odysseus and Kirke.
The amphora of the prior monument and the flanking angels holding the candelabra were sculpted by Francesco Pagano.