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This article is a report of the field work from previously unexplored areas of the ancient Illyri... more This article is a report of the field work from previously unexplored areas of the ancient Illyrian coast conducted with the host government agencies of Albania, Montenegro, and Croatia. Maritime archaeology along the Illyrian coast continues to bring forth new finds for addressing ongoing archaeological questions. This report presents an overview of finds along with detailed data presented for the benefit of archaeologists. It is hoped the following site reports and associated data will benefit archaeologists working in the region and prevent the sequestration of data from archaeolgical field work. A synthesis of this data into the wider corpus of regional finds is slated for a later publication.

La Battaglia della Egadi Atti del Convengno, At Favignana, Sicily, 2015

As Co-Director with Sebastiano Tusa of the Egadi Islands Survey Project, I have been privileged w... more As Co-Director with Sebastiano Tusa of the Egadi Islands Survey Project, I have been privileged with the opportunity to conduct and coordinate research for the battle site of the final conflict of the First Punic War. Over ten years of seasonal field work and to a greater extent research has culminated in this conference and amazing museum exhibit. A tremendous amount of information has been gleaned from the artifacts from the site that include bronze production, warship construction and tactics, and the economic underpinnings of naval warfare. Additionally, the finds have furthered the studies of epigraphy, iconography, and historiography of the period. Although the finds have been significant, the research effort has reached a point where an archaeological
responsible change in field and research methodology must be enacted if the site is to be properly studied. This paper provides a summary of the site investigation, the artifacts collected, and the developing hypotheses in hopes of tying together the multiple lines of investigation and how they relate to future site research.

PER TERRAM, PER MARE. Seaborne Trade and the Distribution of Roman Amphorae in the Mediterranean, 2015

The presence of eastern Mediterranean amphorae is well attested in the archaeological record of t... more The presence of eastern Mediterranean amphorae is well attested in the archaeological record of terrestrial sites along the eastern Adriatic coast, as a range of products contained within were imported into this region via overseas transport. However, until recently little direct evidence for overseas shipping, shipwreck sites, or other submerged finds has been available other than from Croatia. The Illyrian Coastal Exploration Program (ICEP) has undertaken an investigation of the maritime archaeological record along the eastern Adriatic coast, the results of which include direct evidence for the shipment of consumables in amphorae from the eastern Mediterranean into the eastern Adriatic during the Roman era.

Maritime Studies in the Wake of the Byzantine Shipwreck at Yassiada, Turkey, 2015

As part of the Egadi Islands Survey Project (EISP) and the Ufficio di Soprintendenza del Mare in ... more As part of the Egadi Islands Survey Project (EISP) and the Ufficio di Soprintendenza del Mare in Sicily have surveyed the waters around the Egadi islands off the northwest Sicilian coast each summer since 2005.1 The Roman- era Levanzo 1 wreck was discovered in deep waters carrying a consignment of vaulting tubes in association with a shipment of foodstuff s from Tunisia. The Levanzo 1 wreck has been mapped, partially
excavated, and studied, with a preliminary assessment published by project co-directors Sebastiano Tusa, Soprintendente del Mare, and the author. This wreck site clearly demonstrates that vaulting tubes were shipped as cargo and allows a reinterpretation of vaulting tubes found on other wrecks. The wreck site data, combined with the evidence from their employment in structures, can be understood through a model whereby economic structures governing overseas trade during the Imperial period were a significant
mechanism in the diffusion of this technology. Additionally, the distribution of vaulting tubes, both in structures and shipments, constitutes a local economic indicator.

Students at Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken, NJ, USA) investigated the reasons for an el... more Students at Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken, NJ, USA) investigated the reasons for an elongated projection at the bow of Mediterranean galleys. Using a 1:20 base model adapted from the Trireme Trust's Olympias fitted with: 1) an elongated projection; and 2) a control bow similar to excavated merchant ships, tow-tank tests were carried out at various speeds. Hydrodynamic resistance and power were calculated for each bow type. Above speeds corresponding to 6 knots, the cutwater bow significantly attenuated the model's bow waves when compared to the control bow. These results were then compared to those of the ship with a ram-type bow from experiments conducted in 1985 at the National Technical University of Athens, which showed similar wave-attenuating characteristics.

In 2012 a joint project survey to document and study submerged cultural heritage began along the ... more In 2012 a joint project survey to document and study submerged cultural heritage began along the southern Croatian coast. The survey, part of the Illyrian Coastal Exploration Program, produced wreck-sites from a wide time range that include the Roman, Byzantine and Post Medieval eras. Recording and artefact sampling of the sites was conducted during field operations, along with fabric analysis of amphoras and post conservation analyses of ceramics. This paper will provide a description of the sites and their artefacts, and places several of them in historical context.

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 2008

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Typescript. Thesis (M.A.)--University of South Carolina, 1994. Includes bibliographical reference... more Typescript. Thesis (M.A.)--University of South Carolina, 1994. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 105-111.).

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 2011

Skip to Main Content. Wiley Online Library will be disrupted 6 Aug from 10-12 BST for monthly mai... more Skip to Main Content. Wiley Online Library will be disrupted 6 Aug from 10-12 BST for monthly maintenance. ...

Journal of Roman Archaeology, Nov 2012

The final battle of the First Punic War between Rome and Carthage, the battle of the Egadi Island... more The final battle of the First Punic War between Rome and Carthage, the battle of the Egadi Islands, took place in 241 B.C. Finds of multiple bronze warship rams, helmets, and amphoras, destined for a Carthaginian garrison on Sicily, confirm the naval battle's general precise location, the resulting landscape of battle debris, the dimensions of rams and warships in the 3rd c. B.C., and hypotheses for fleet construction and composition during the First Punic War. Subsequent publications will provide more detailed discussions of ram manufacture and their morphology, as well as the inscriptions present on the rams.

Data gathered along the previously unexplored coasts of Albania and Montenegro address a wide ran... more Data gathered along the previously unexplored coasts of Albania and Montenegro address a wide range of archaeological research topics including colonization, overseas exchange routes, trade connections, and artifact distributions. These systematic littoral surveys are the first such fieldwork on these sections of the ancient Illyrian coast. This article focuses on the finds from the Roman and Late Roman eras and uses the evidence to argue that the Illyrian coast was a developing economy prior to Roman administration and that the coastal areas witnessed rapid economic development with the advent of Roman interaction. There is also evidence that the nature of overseas trade shifted over time on a regional basis and was related to changes in the political macrostructure. The ongoing goal of the Illyrian Coastal Exploration Program is to systematically document, record, and study all submerged cultural material in the littoral zone and provide a data set for the archives of each respective government.

La technologie du sonar multifaisceaux a été développée pour examiner en détail les fonds marins.... more La technologie du sonar multifaisceaux a été développée pour examiner en détail les fonds marins. Cette méthode offre une précision excellente de quelques centimètres et couvre des surfaces de plusieurs centaines mètres carrés. Dans notre étude, ces images sont utilisées à des fins géoarchéologiques en relation avec le contexte géologique. L'exemple présenté correspond à la marge ionienne de la Calabre, la zone de Capo Colonna-Punta Scifo située au large de la péninsule de Crotone. Nous montrons comment le sonar multifaisceaux peut aider à résoudre des problèmes d'identification et d'affaissement du fond marin jusqu'à une profondeur de 13 m au-dessous du niveau actuel de la mer. Ces images, couplées avec les observations des plongeurs, indiquent des structures d'origine humaine qui peuvent correspondre à une installation portuaire grecque maintenant submergée. Ces structures sont positionnées sur un fond marin qui s'est affaissé d'environ 10 m depuis la fin de l'antiquité. Cette immersion traduit un certain nombre de pulsations tectoniques en relation avec l'arc de Calabre.

Between 2005 and 2009 a deep-water shipwreck was located, mapped, and partially excavated by a jo... more Between 2005 and 2009 a deep-water shipwreck was located, mapped, and partially excavated by a joint team from RPM Nautical Foundation and the office of the Soprintendenza del Mare, Sicily. Located off Levanzo Island, one of the Egadi Islands off north-west Sicily, this wrecked merchantman revealed a mixed cargo of foodstuffs, coarseware, glass, and construction materials. The nature of the wreck-site, its cargo, operational date, and find-location indicate its likely association with the annona service which supplied Rome.

International Journal of …, Jan 1, 2010

During surveys in the Rhodian Straits in 2005-06, the staff of the RPM Nautical Foundation discov... more During surveys in the Rhodian Straits in 2005-06, the staff of the RPM Nautical Foundation discovered three deepwater wrecks which reflect elements of the transition from late medieval to early modern seafaring. The assemblages, and their plotting on site-plans generated from photographic evidence, point to the finding of a small oared warship equipped with wrought-iron carriage-and swivel-guns, a small coasting vessel armed with wrought-iron swivel-guns, and a larger merchantman equipped with cast-iron carriage-guns. While the features of the smaller vessels do not identify their country of origin, those of the larger merchantman have good parallels with known English wrecks.

International Journal of Nautical …, Jan 1, 2005

The laboratory report for a wood-sample taken from one of the ship-timbers discovered at the Dor ... more The laboratory report for a wood-sample taken from one of the ship-timbers discovered at the Dor D site for C14 analysis is completed. This dating result indicates a potential revision for the group of timbers in this deposit and, consequently, new chronological contexts for their construction characteristics. Subsequent excavation and survey in the lagoon has resulted in a revised interpretation for the components of the Dor D deposit. Taken together, this new dating and contextual evidence helps to clarify what these timbers can and cannot contribute to the understanding of trends in ship construction.

Journal of Maritime Archaeology, Jan 1, 2009

This paper summarises findings from three recently investigated Renaissance wrecks in deepwater d... more This paper summarises findings from three recently investigated Renaissance wrecks in deepwater discovered in the Straits of Rhodes and interprets them in the context of that fast-changing world. Taken together, these vessels of different type provide insight into the maritime infrastructure of European mercantile trade and political relations of the time, as well as the armament used during this contentious era.

International Journal of Nautical …, Jan 1, 2000

During the excavation and analysis of a 6th-century AD vessel in Tantura Lagoon, Israel, members ... more During the excavation and analysis of a 6th-century AD vessel in Tantura Lagoon, Israel, members of the joint Institute of Nautical Archaeology and Center for Maritime Studies team located an Arab-Period vessel in the vicinity. The dating of the vessel to the 8th-9th century AD is based on pottery, found in association with timbers. Only a matter of days before the end of the excavation season, one end of the vessel was unearthed and-preliminary recordings, drawings, and photographs were made. None of the timbers were rembved from their in-situ positions for analysis as both time and facilities were not permitting. Though a full analysis was not possible, information gleaned during the several days of recording affords an understanding of the ship's construction.

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, Jan 1, 2006

During a month-long survey of the coastline along the south-eastern Bozburun peninsula, Turkey, n... more During a month-long survey of the coastline along the south-eastern Bozburun peninsula, Turkey, nine shipwreck sites were discovered. Of these, five have historical significance and represent a chronological range from the Roman Imperial to Renaissance periods. This article provides a description of the sites and associated artefacts, and attempts a provisional analysis for each wreck's operational date as well as the nature of the finds in their historical context.

International Journal of Nautical …, Jan 1, 2001

A relatively closely spaced set of unpegged mortise-and-tenon joints was the significant element ... more A relatively closely spaced set of unpegged mortise-and-tenon joints was the significant element revealed in the 7th-century AD shipwreck, Dor D. It provides additional information for the transitional period of shipbuilding in the Mediterranean, and together with additional wrecks it establishes a better database for ship construction in the 4th-11th centuries AD. The preliminary conclusions tend to draw a slightly more complicated picture of the general evolutionary trend, since they present some features that have traditionally been considered as a disappearing technique.

This article is a report of the field work from previously unexplored areas of the ancient Illyri... more This article is a report of the field work from previously unexplored areas of the ancient Illyrian coast conducted with the host government agencies of Albania, Montenegro, and Croatia. Maritime archaeology along the Illyrian coast continues to bring forth new finds for addressing ongoing archaeological questions. This report presents an overview of finds along with detailed data presented for the benefit of archaeologists. It is hoped the following site reports and associated data will benefit archaeologists working in the region and prevent the sequestration of data from archaeolgical field work. A synthesis of this data into the wider corpus of regional finds is slated for a later publication.

La Battaglia della Egadi Atti del Convengno, At Favignana, Sicily, 2015

As Co-Director with Sebastiano Tusa of the Egadi Islands Survey Project, I have been privileged w... more As Co-Director with Sebastiano Tusa of the Egadi Islands Survey Project, I have been privileged with the opportunity to conduct and coordinate research for the battle site of the final conflict of the First Punic War. Over ten years of seasonal field work and to a greater extent research has culminated in this conference and amazing museum exhibit. A tremendous amount of information has been gleaned from the artifacts from the site that include bronze production, warship construction and tactics, and the economic underpinnings of naval warfare. Additionally, the finds have furthered the studies of epigraphy, iconography, and historiography of the period. Although the finds have been significant, the research effort has reached a point where an archaeological
responsible change in field and research methodology must be enacted if the site is to be properly studied. This paper provides a summary of the site investigation, the artifacts collected, and the developing hypotheses in hopes of tying together the multiple lines of investigation and how they relate to future site research.

PER TERRAM, PER MARE. Seaborne Trade and the Distribution of Roman Amphorae in the Mediterranean, 2015

The presence of eastern Mediterranean amphorae is well attested in the archaeological record of t... more The presence of eastern Mediterranean amphorae is well attested in the archaeological record of terrestrial sites along the eastern Adriatic coast, as a range of products contained within were imported into this region via overseas transport. However, until recently little direct evidence for overseas shipping, shipwreck sites, or other submerged finds has been available other than from Croatia. The Illyrian Coastal Exploration Program (ICEP) has undertaken an investigation of the maritime archaeological record along the eastern Adriatic coast, the results of which include direct evidence for the shipment of consumables in amphorae from the eastern Mediterranean into the eastern Adriatic during the Roman era.

Maritime Studies in the Wake of the Byzantine Shipwreck at Yassiada, Turkey, 2015

As part of the Egadi Islands Survey Project (EISP) and the Ufficio di Soprintendenza del Mare in ... more As part of the Egadi Islands Survey Project (EISP) and the Ufficio di Soprintendenza del Mare in Sicily have surveyed the waters around the Egadi islands off the northwest Sicilian coast each summer since 2005.1 The Roman- era Levanzo 1 wreck was discovered in deep waters carrying a consignment of vaulting tubes in association with a shipment of foodstuff s from Tunisia. The Levanzo 1 wreck has been mapped, partially
excavated, and studied, with a preliminary assessment published by project co-directors Sebastiano Tusa, Soprintendente del Mare, and the author. This wreck site clearly demonstrates that vaulting tubes were shipped as cargo and allows a reinterpretation of vaulting tubes found on other wrecks. The wreck site data, combined with the evidence from their employment in structures, can be understood through a model whereby economic structures governing overseas trade during the Imperial period were a significant
mechanism in the diffusion of this technology. Additionally, the distribution of vaulting tubes, both in structures and shipments, constitutes a local economic indicator.

Students at Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken, NJ, USA) investigated the reasons for an el... more Students at Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken, NJ, USA) investigated the reasons for an elongated projection at the bow of Mediterranean galleys. Using a 1:20 base model adapted from the Trireme Trust's Olympias fitted with: 1) an elongated projection; and 2) a control bow similar to excavated merchant ships, tow-tank tests were carried out at various speeds. Hydrodynamic resistance and power were calculated for each bow type. Above speeds corresponding to 6 knots, the cutwater bow significantly attenuated the model's bow waves when compared to the control bow. These results were then compared to those of the ship with a ram-type bow from experiments conducted in 1985 at the National Technical University of Athens, which showed similar wave-attenuating characteristics.

In 2012 a joint project survey to document and study submerged cultural heritage began along the ... more In 2012 a joint project survey to document and study submerged cultural heritage began along the southern Croatian coast. The survey, part of the Illyrian Coastal Exploration Program, produced wreck-sites from a wide time range that include the Roman, Byzantine and Post Medieval eras. Recording and artefact sampling of the sites was conducted during field operations, along with fabric analysis of amphoras and post conservation analyses of ceramics. This paper will provide a description of the sites and their artefacts, and places several of them in historical context.

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 2008

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Typescript. Thesis (M.A.)--University of South Carolina, 1994. Includes bibliographical reference... more Typescript. Thesis (M.A.)--University of South Carolina, 1994. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 105-111.).

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 2011

Skip to Main Content. Wiley Online Library will be disrupted 6 Aug from 10-12 BST for monthly mai... more Skip to Main Content. Wiley Online Library will be disrupted 6 Aug from 10-12 BST for monthly maintenance. ...

Journal of Roman Archaeology, Nov 2012

The final battle of the First Punic War between Rome and Carthage, the battle of the Egadi Island... more The final battle of the First Punic War between Rome and Carthage, the battle of the Egadi Islands, took place in 241 B.C. Finds of multiple bronze warship rams, helmets, and amphoras, destined for a Carthaginian garrison on Sicily, confirm the naval battle's general precise location, the resulting landscape of battle debris, the dimensions of rams and warships in the 3rd c. B.C., and hypotheses for fleet construction and composition during the First Punic War. Subsequent publications will provide more detailed discussions of ram manufacture and their morphology, as well as the inscriptions present on the rams.

Data gathered along the previously unexplored coasts of Albania and Montenegro address a wide ran... more Data gathered along the previously unexplored coasts of Albania and Montenegro address a wide range of archaeological research topics including colonization, overseas exchange routes, trade connections, and artifact distributions. These systematic littoral surveys are the first such fieldwork on these sections of the ancient Illyrian coast. This article focuses on the finds from the Roman and Late Roman eras and uses the evidence to argue that the Illyrian coast was a developing economy prior to Roman administration and that the coastal areas witnessed rapid economic development with the advent of Roman interaction. There is also evidence that the nature of overseas trade shifted over time on a regional basis and was related to changes in the political macrostructure. The ongoing goal of the Illyrian Coastal Exploration Program is to systematically document, record, and study all submerged cultural material in the littoral zone and provide a data set for the archives of each respective government.

La technologie du sonar multifaisceaux a été développée pour examiner en détail les fonds marins.... more La technologie du sonar multifaisceaux a été développée pour examiner en détail les fonds marins. Cette méthode offre une précision excellente de quelques centimètres et couvre des surfaces de plusieurs centaines mètres carrés. Dans notre étude, ces images sont utilisées à des fins géoarchéologiques en relation avec le contexte géologique. L'exemple présenté correspond à la marge ionienne de la Calabre, la zone de Capo Colonna-Punta Scifo située au large de la péninsule de Crotone. Nous montrons comment le sonar multifaisceaux peut aider à résoudre des problèmes d'identification et d'affaissement du fond marin jusqu'à une profondeur de 13 m au-dessous du niveau actuel de la mer. Ces images, couplées avec les observations des plongeurs, indiquent des structures d'origine humaine qui peuvent correspondre à une installation portuaire grecque maintenant submergée. Ces structures sont positionnées sur un fond marin qui s'est affaissé d'environ 10 m depuis la fin de l'antiquité. Cette immersion traduit un certain nombre de pulsations tectoniques en relation avec l'arc de Calabre.

Between 2005 and 2009 a deep-water shipwreck was located, mapped, and partially excavated by a jo... more Between 2005 and 2009 a deep-water shipwreck was located, mapped, and partially excavated by a joint team from RPM Nautical Foundation and the office of the Soprintendenza del Mare, Sicily. Located off Levanzo Island, one of the Egadi Islands off north-west Sicily, this wrecked merchantman revealed a mixed cargo of foodstuffs, coarseware, glass, and construction materials. The nature of the wreck-site, its cargo, operational date, and find-location indicate its likely association with the annona service which supplied Rome.

International Journal of …, Jan 1, 2010

During surveys in the Rhodian Straits in 2005-06, the staff of the RPM Nautical Foundation discov... more During surveys in the Rhodian Straits in 2005-06, the staff of the RPM Nautical Foundation discovered three deepwater wrecks which reflect elements of the transition from late medieval to early modern seafaring. The assemblages, and their plotting on site-plans generated from photographic evidence, point to the finding of a small oared warship equipped with wrought-iron carriage-and swivel-guns, a small coasting vessel armed with wrought-iron swivel-guns, and a larger merchantman equipped with cast-iron carriage-guns. While the features of the smaller vessels do not identify their country of origin, those of the larger merchantman have good parallels with known English wrecks.

International Journal of Nautical …, Jan 1, 2005

The laboratory report for a wood-sample taken from one of the ship-timbers discovered at the Dor ... more The laboratory report for a wood-sample taken from one of the ship-timbers discovered at the Dor D site for C14 analysis is completed. This dating result indicates a potential revision for the group of timbers in this deposit and, consequently, new chronological contexts for their construction characteristics. Subsequent excavation and survey in the lagoon has resulted in a revised interpretation for the components of the Dor D deposit. Taken together, this new dating and contextual evidence helps to clarify what these timbers can and cannot contribute to the understanding of trends in ship construction.

Journal of Maritime Archaeology, Jan 1, 2009

This paper summarises findings from three recently investigated Renaissance wrecks in deepwater d... more This paper summarises findings from three recently investigated Renaissance wrecks in deepwater discovered in the Straits of Rhodes and interprets them in the context of that fast-changing world. Taken together, these vessels of different type provide insight into the maritime infrastructure of European mercantile trade and political relations of the time, as well as the armament used during this contentious era.

International Journal of Nautical …, Jan 1, 2000

During the excavation and analysis of a 6th-century AD vessel in Tantura Lagoon, Israel, members ... more During the excavation and analysis of a 6th-century AD vessel in Tantura Lagoon, Israel, members of the joint Institute of Nautical Archaeology and Center for Maritime Studies team located an Arab-Period vessel in the vicinity. The dating of the vessel to the 8th-9th century AD is based on pottery, found in association with timbers. Only a matter of days before the end of the excavation season, one end of the vessel was unearthed and-preliminary recordings, drawings, and photographs were made. None of the timbers were rembved from their in-situ positions for analysis as both time and facilities were not permitting. Though a full analysis was not possible, information gleaned during the several days of recording affords an understanding of the ship's construction.

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, Jan 1, 2006

During a month-long survey of the coastline along the south-eastern Bozburun peninsula, Turkey, n... more During a month-long survey of the coastline along the south-eastern Bozburun peninsula, Turkey, nine shipwreck sites were discovered. Of these, five have historical significance and represent a chronological range from the Roman Imperial to Renaissance periods. This article provides a description of the sites and associated artefacts, and attempts a provisional analysis for each wreck's operational date as well as the nature of the finds in their historical context.

International Journal of Nautical …, Jan 1, 2001

A relatively closely spaced set of unpegged mortise-and-tenon joints was the significant element ... more A relatively closely spaced set of unpegged mortise-and-tenon joints was the significant element revealed in the 7th-century AD shipwreck, Dor D. It provides additional information for the transitional period of shipbuilding in the Mediterranean, and together with additional wrecks it establishes a better database for ship construction in the 4th-11th centuries AD. The preliminary conclusions tend to draw a slightly more complicated picture of the general evolutionary trend, since they present some features that have traditionally been considered as a disappearing technique.

Bibliotheca Archaeologica, 2019

Jeffrey G. Royal and Sebastiano Tusa (Eds.) Hardback forthcoming on December 31 2019 Inmediate fr... more Jeffrey G. Royal and Sebastiano Tusa (Eds.)
Hardback forthcoming on December 31 2019
Inmediate free ebook download with your gift for the Tabula Gratularoria
For more information visit the book's web page here:
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The final battle of the First Punic war between the Romans and Carthaginians, the Battle of the Aegates Islands, took place in 241 B.C. Under the Egadi Islands Survey Project led by the Soprintendenza del Mare, Sicily, intensive survey resulted in unique discoveries from an ancient battlefield. This publication includes the field seasons from 2010-15. Finds of bronze warship rams, armor, amphoras, inscriptions, and evidence of shipwreck sites confirm the discovery of this ancient naval battle landscape. Moreover, these artifacts provide new lines of inquiry into Latin epigraphy and the role of officials, the formation of battle landscapes, the dimensions of warships and their rams, types of personal armor, cultural change during the 3rd century B.C., and the economics of fleet construction during the First Punic War.

In memoriam
Sebastiano Tusa and Giovanni Garbini
Year: 2019
Edizione: L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER
Series: Bibliotheca Archaeologica, 60
ISBN: 9788891318329
Binding: Hardcover
e-ISBN: 9788891318350 (PDF)
Pages: 322, 91 ill. B/N, 24 ill. Col.
Size: 21,5 x 28 cm

The final battle of the First Punic war between the Romans and Carthaginians, the Battle of the A... more The final battle of the First Punic war between the Romans and Carthaginians, the Battle of the Aegates Islands, took place in 241 B.C. Under the Egadi Islands Survey Project led by the Soprintendenza del Mare, Sicily, intensive survey resulted in unique discoveries from an ancient battlefield. This publication includes the field seasons from 2010-15. Finds of bronze warship rams, armor, amphoras, inscriptions, and evidence of shipwreck sites confirm the discovery of this ancient naval battle landscape. Moreover, these artifacts provide new lines of inquiry into Latin epigraphy and the role of officials, the formation of battle landscapes, the dimensions of warships and their rams, types of personal armor, cultural change during the 3rd century B.C., and the economics of fleet construction during the First Punic War.

THE SITE OF THE BATTLE OF THE AEGATES ISLANDS AT THE END OF THE FIRST PUNIC WAR, 2019

Dear L'ERMA Follower, With the consent of Valeria Li Vigni Tusa, we are hereby anouncing the poss... more Dear L'ERMA Follower,
With the consent of Valeria Li Vigni Tusa, we are hereby anouncing the possibility for those who may be interested in participating to the Tabula Gratulationis for Sebastiano Tusa, included in the forthcoming volume THE SITE OF THE BATTLE OF THE AEGATES ISLANDS AT THE END OF THE FIRST PUNIC WAR. I am sending you the book’s flier and kindly ask you, in the event that you were interested, to please confirm your participation by returning the form on the last page with the requested amount which will allow us to send the volume to the press including your name on the Tabula gratulationis.
The volume THE SITE OF THE BATTLE OF THE AEGATES ISLANDS AT THE END OF THE FIRST PUNIC WAR will have 322 pages with 146 figures, 55 of which in color. The amount to be fulfilled by you is of € 90,00 which includes shipping and handling fees.
We look forward to hearing from you no later than September 15th, which is the due date for closing subscriptions to the Tabula gratulationis given the imminent publication of the volume.
Best regards,
Roberto Marcucci, Publisher

From the Foreword by Valeria Li Vigni Tusa

The date of the naval battle of the Aegates, fought on March 10 241 B.C. between the navies of Rome and Carthage, coincides with the month and day my husband Sebastiano Tusa passed away on the tragic plane crash of the Ethiopian B38M near Bishoftu, Ethiopia: March 10 2019.
This coincidence is even more bizarre because Sebastiano was the most innovative and important scholar of such epoch-making event, providing results which have radically changed the stratified historiography of the final episode of the First Punic War. Such brilliant results were achieved thanks to the quality of his interdisciplinary research style, which included an accurate research of the primary sources together with a passion for the world of underwater archaeology. He had established a strong relationship with such a world and was convinced the importance of adhering to it would soon yield an interpretative key to the mapping of the new artifacts and pinpoint their site. He was gifted with the abilities to convey, divulgate, teach, and involve everyone of the new results of his explorations, entrusting them to the tutelage of an immense cultural heritage.

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