Thesprotia, one of the most remote regions in Greece, was inhabited from as early as the Palaeolithic period. The particular geomorphological terrain, with the mountainous and fragmented landscape, has been determinant in the formation of economic and social institutions throughout antiquity. Thesprotia was gradually developed into an important node of communication and transport of goods to the West and the mountainous hinterland of Epirus. During the second half of fourth century BC, socioeconomic changes occurred in the region and small villages were joined to form the first organised settlements. Elea, Gitana and Dymokastro were founded within a few years from one another, during the fourth century BC. Built at geographically crucial locations that ensured the control of the valleys or the riverside crossings and sea routes, they evolved gradually into political, economic and administrative centres for the surrounding areas. In the present study, 56 samples of glass, excavated from these three sites in Thesprotia, are investigated using analytical techniques (SEM-EDX and LA-ICP-MS). The chemical compositions of the samples show significant differences in raw materials used and provide evidence for provenance for the artefacts. This is the first study to examine Hellenistic glass from within a region of northern Greece. The results are compared with other published compositional data for Hellenistic glass. The analytical results for the majority of glass samples from the three sites in Thesprotia show with high probability a Levantine origin and therefore also possibly for the artefacts themselves. This confirms the archaeological record of trade in other materials/objects, while a small group of glasses from Gitana in Thesprotia were made in Egypt.

Thesprotia是希腊最偏远的地区之一，早在旧石器时代就已有人居住。特定的地貌地形，多山的地形和零散的地形已成为整个上古时期经济和社会制度形成的决定因素。优势逐渐发展成为向西方和伊庇鲁斯山区腹地进行货物通讯和运输的重要节点。在公元前四世纪下半叶，该地区发生了社会经济变化，并合并了一些小村庄，形成了第一个有组织的定居点。Elea，Gitana和Dymokastro成立于公元前四世纪，彼此相隔数年。建在地理上至关重要的位置，可确保控制山谷或河道口岸和海上航线，他们逐渐演变成周边地区的政治，经济和行政中心。在本研究中，使用分析技术（SEM-EDX和LA-ICP-MS）对从Thesprotia的这三个位置挖掘的56个玻璃样品进行了研究。样品的化学成分在所用原料中显示出显着差异，并提供了人工制品来源的证据。这是第一个研究希腊北部地区的希腊化玻璃的研究。将结果与其他已发表的希腊化玻璃成分数据进行比较。来自Thesprotia的三个站点的大多数玻璃样品的分析结果极有可能显示出黎凡特碱的来源，因此也可能是人工制品本身。