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Roman shipwreck discoveries in the Adriatic and Ligurian Sea
Overview
Archaeological efforts have led to the recovery of significant Roman artifacts from underwater sites in Croatia and Italy.
On the island of Pag, Croatia, divers recovered a rare 1st century BCE ceramic wine vessel from a shipwreck near the Letavica site. The wreck, originally found in 2018, contains between 400 and 600 amphorae and various luxury items. Professor Irena Radić Rossi of the University of Zadar emphasized the importance of these finds in protecting cultural heritage from the illegal antiquities market.
In Italy, Carabinieri divers conducting training exercises near Camogli in the Portofino Marine Protected Area discovered 29 amphorae located in rock crevices at depths of 40 to 45 meters. The site corresponds to a “ghost wreck” first identified in 1959. Among the recovered items was an intact “Dressel 1” type amphora, with the recovery coordinated alongside the Superintendency of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape for Liguria.
Entities
Duilio Marcante · Irena Radić Rossi · Superintendency of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape for Liguria · Vedran Dorušić · Portofino Marine Protected Area
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[CULTURE] 3 sourcesRoman amphorae discovered off the coast of Camogli
Carabinieri divers discovered and recovered 29 Roman amphorae, including an intact Dressel 1 type, near Camogli, Italy, at a site first identified by diver Duilio Marcante in 1959.
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[CULTURE] 2 sourcesPag shipwreck discovery reveals rare Roman wine vessel
Archaeologists discovered a rare 1st-century BCE Roman wine vessel and hundreds of amphorae in a shipwreck near Pag, Croatia, protecting the artifacts from potential looting.
Sources
genova3000.it · magazin.hrt.hr · narod.hr · scintilena.com · scriptamanentitalia.it