- Illyrian Archaeology, Mediterranean archaeology, Roman Army, Ancient Trade & Commerce (Archaeology), Archaeology, Roman Pottery, and 25 moreAncient Shipwrecks, Archaeology of Mediterranean Trade, Roman Economy, Late Roman Amphorae, Maritime Trade Ceramics (Archaeology), Roman Amphora, Amphorae (Archaeology), Phoenician Punic Sicily, Ancient naval warfare, Ancient Greece, Ancient Illyria, Anient Rome, Late Antiquity, Roman Archaeology, Ancient Weapons and Warfare, Warfare in the Ancient World, Ancient Greek and Roman Warfare Archaeology and History, Republican Italy, Republican Rome, Early and Republican Rome, Cultural change, Anthropological Theory, Archaeological Method & Theory, Early State Formation, The archaeology of state formation, Landscape Archaeology, and Anthropologyedit
- My research interests include the cultural change in Iron-Age/Hellenistic W. Mediterranean; cultural change, landscap... moreMy research interests include the cultural change in Iron-Age/Hellenistic W. Mediterranean; cultural change, landscape, and economic models; the formation of the Roman Republic; societal transitions and early state formation; application of anthropological theory to ancient societies; the development in amphora morphology with implications towards exchange; Roman military - economic aspects in relation to strategies and tactics. I have directed projects in Italy, Spain, Morocco, Turkey, Albania, Montenegro, Croatia, France, and Israel.edit
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... 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.
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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... 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.
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.
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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... 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.
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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... 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.
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.
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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,... 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.
Research Interests: Maritime Archaeology, Naval Warfare, Roman Republic, Battlefield Archaeology, Roman military archaeology, and 9 moreCarthage (Archaeology), Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Amphorae (Archaeology), First Punic War, Carthaginian Army, Phoenician Punic Sicily, Roman military equipment, Ancient Warships, and Roman Archaeology
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... 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.
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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... 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.
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In the summer of 2006, RPM Nautical Foundation continued its survey along the south-western Turkish coast. After completing the verification of anomalies along the south-east Bozburun peninsula close to Marmaris, a new survey was... more
In the summer of 2006, RPM Nautical Foundation continued its survey along the south-western Turkish coast. After completing
the verification of anomalies along the south-east Bozburun peninsula close to Marmaris, a new survey was conducted
along the coast near Bodrum. Additional shipwrecks were discovered, those of historic interest ranging in date from Roman
Republican to Ottoman. This report describes the shipwreck sites and some of the random finds along the Bozburun coast,
as well as the depositional characteristics in the Bodrum approaches.
the verification of anomalies along the south-east Bozburun peninsula close to Marmaris, a new survey was conducted
along the coast near Bodrum. Additional shipwrecks were discovered, those of historic interest ranging in date from Roman
Republican to Ottoman. This report describes the shipwreck sites and some of the random finds along the Bozburun coast,
as well as the depositional characteristics in the Bodrum approaches.
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During underwater survey around Crotone, Calabria, Italy, in 2005, structures from two harbour phases were located, possibly dating from the Archaic Greek and Roman periods. Both harbours are close to the Greek and Roman architectural... more
During underwater survey around Crotone, Calabria, Italy, in 2005, structures from two harbour phases were located, possibly
dating from the Archaic Greek and Roman periods. Both harbours are close to the Greek and Roman architectural remains on Capo Colonna, as well as to underwater deposits of large stone blocks and other, previously-excavated sites. With the discovery of these harbour structures, new hypotheses arise for understanding the building-material deposits and excavated
sites. A critical component of these hypotheses is the assessment of local geological data, specifically ancient sea-level, in relation to the archaeological record.
dating from the Archaic Greek and Roman periods. Both harbours are close to the Greek and Roman architectural remains on Capo Colonna, as well as to underwater deposits of large stone blocks and other, previously-excavated sites. With the discovery of these harbour structures, new hypotheses arise for understanding the building-material deposits and excavated
sites. A critical component of these hypotheses is the assessment of local geological data, specifically ancient sea-level, in relation to the archaeological record.
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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:... 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:
http://www.lerma.it/index.php?pg=SchedaTitolo&key=DE013385
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
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:
http://www.lerma.it/index.php?pg=SchedaTitolo&key=DE013385
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
Research Interests: Ancient History, Classical Archaeology, Maritime Archaeology, Classics, Roman History, and 11 moreNaval History, Latin Epigraphy, Republican Rome, Underwater Archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Mediterranean Underwater Archaeology, Arqueología, Punic Wars, Classics: Ancient History and Archaeology, Phoenician & Punic Epigraphy, and Classical Studies
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... 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.
Research Interests: Ancient History, Maritime Archaeology, Maritime History, Naval Warfare, Naval History, and 15 morePolybius, Latin Epigraphy, Roman military archaeology, Republican Rome, Underwater Archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Mediterranean Underwater Archaeology, Naval Architecture (History), Punic Wars, Classics: Ancient History and Archaeology, Roman military equipment, Phoenician & Punic Epigraphy, Roman navy, Greek and Roman Warships, and Classical Studies
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... 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.
You may Download the form here:
http://www.lerma.it/erma_assets/Copertine/Offerta/tabula.pdf
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.
You may Download the form here:
http://www.lerma.it/erma_assets/Copertine/Offerta/tabula.pdf