Fig 1.
Location of the island Aegina.
Map after https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greece_map_blank.svg.
Fig 2.
Orthophoto of Aegina Kolonna with Area K10 in the Bronze Age Outer Suburb marked in red.
Fig 3.
Orthophoto of the central part of the Outer Suburb in the northeast of Kolonna (Area K10 marked in red).
Fig 4.
Plan of excavation Area K10 with the findspots of the ceramic fragments (= X) and the purple snail pit in the north-eastern corner.
Fig 5.
Pottery fragments from K10 with purple pigments at the interior (1), for comparison of shape another solidly painted jug from K10 (2). Photos and drawing by L. Berger.
Fig 6.
Purple snail pit in the north-eastern corner of Area K10: left before and right during excavation in 2017. Photos by L. Berger.
Fig 7.
Selection of crushed purple snail shells from the pit in Area K10.
Photos by L. Berger.
Fig 8.
Purple pigment sample KOL-01 (from fragment SE16/15-K10-85-03).
Photo by L. Berger.
Fig 9.
HPLC chromatograms at 288nm of the mixture of all color standards in comparison to the sample KOL-01.
Table 1.
Measured Tyrian purple components for the samples KOL-01 and KOL-02 as relative area (%) at 288nm.
Fig 10.
DBI vs. MBI data for all three mollusks species and Aegina samples KOL-01 and KOL-02.
Table 2.
Mammal remains from K10 –overview on determined species and body parts.
Fig 11.
Remains of at least two piglets at the age of 1–2 months from SE17/04-K10.
Photo by G. Forstenpointner.
Fig 12.
Remains of maybe one lamb or kid from SE17/25-K10.
Photo by G. Forstenpointner.
Table 3.
Burnt bones from K10: An overview with respect to culling stages.
Fig 13.
Densities of purple shell sherds per stratigraphic unit.
Abbr.: Hexaplex t.t.–Hexaplex trunculus trunculus, Hexaplex t.a.–Hexaplex trunculus armigerus.
Fig 14.
Shell fragment with rounded edges from K10.
Photo by G. Forstenpointner.
Table 4.
Marine gastropods from K10: Dry-sieved samples.
Table 5.
Anatomical parts and size classes of Hexaplex trunculus shells from the “snail pit” in K10.
Fig 15.
Photo by G. Forstenpointner.
Table 6.
Marine bivalves and other taxa from K10: Dry-sieved samples.