SOMA 2023: Proceedings of the 24th Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology

Contents

Shipwrecks and Site Investigations

Roman Period Shipwrecks off the North Shores of Ist Island – Luka Bekić

The San Nicoletto Shipwreck (Venice Lido Island). Results of Excavation Work and Documentation – Massimo Capulli

New Insights into the Alleged Roman Shipwreck ‘Aura’ off Debeli rtič (Bay of Koper, Slovenia) – Andrej Gaspari, Saša Koren, Rene Masaryk, Matej Dolenec, Andrej Šmuc, Primož Miklavc, Tomislav Popit, Maks Merela, Borut Mavrič

A 15th–17th Century Beech Logboat from Lake Bohinj (Slovenia): Wood Identification, Construction, and Function – Andrej Gaspari, Borut Slokan, Maks Merela, Metka Štrajhar

Recent Discoveries of Deep-Sea Archaeological Wrecks in Sicily: a Valorization Hypothesis – Fabrizio Sgroi

Underwater Archaeology and Nautical Technology

Medical Consultancy in the Archaeological Diving Project of the Antalya-Kumluca Bronze Age Shipwreck (2022) – Şamil Aktaş, Bengüsu Mirasoğlu, Selin Gamze Sümen, Hakan Öniz

Reassessing Polybius’ Account of the Battle of Aegates (241 BC) Using Underwater Material Culture – Mark Davies

Implementing in situ Protection of Iron Cannon at the Cape Franina Site: Experimental Use of Cathodic Protection – Zdenka Vrgoč

Roman-Era Northwestern Adriatic Sewn Boats: a Local Tradition Tied into the Broader Mediterranean World – Staci Willis, Massimo Capulli

Coastal Landscapes, Harbours and Ports

Submerged Baiae: the Amphitrite Project and the New Underwater Investigations in the Area North of the Channel to Baianus Lacus – Barbara Davidde, Salvatore Medaglia, Giovanna Bucci, Maria Francesca Pipere, Alessandra Dell’Anna

Paleolandscape Dynamics of San Bartolomeo Bay (Italy–Slovenia): Geomorphological and Archaeological Evidence from the Sea-Cliff–Shore-Platform Transition Zone – Stefano Furlani, Alberto Collodet, Stefano Devoto, Matteo Mantovani, Federica Ceccotto, Federico Bernardini

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Underwater Cultural Heritage: Case Study from the Venice Lagoon – Fantina Madricardo, Maddalena Bassani

Three Unknown Ports from the Mediterranean – Hakan Öniz, Ceyda Öztosun

Seascape Archaeology of the Harbour of Constantinople around Küçükçekmece Lagoon: the Perception and Conceptualization of the Sea – Błażej M. Stanisławski

Puteoli and the Ripa Puteolana. New Underwater Research in the Portus Annonarius – Michele Stefanile, Michele Silani, Maria Luisa Tardugno

New Thoughts on the Land and Sea Routes of Ancient Knidos – Derviş Ozan Tozluca

Trade, Ceramics and Economy

Archaic Period Ionian Non-Figurative Ceramics – Fatma Bozdağ

Roman Period North African Imports at East Adriatic Underwater Sites – Mladen Pešić

Knidos Late Antique Period Amphorae: Contexts and Underwater Finds – Songül Sözel

Roman Market Integration and Transport Amphorae in the Eastern Balkans, 4th-7th c. AD: Preliminary Thoughts – Claire Sparrow

Reflection of the Roman Cultural and Commercial Relationship Network of the Mediterranean from Andriake Amphorae – Beste Tomay

Architecture and Society

Mosaic Villa I: Iasos – Asuman Baldiran, Burak Baldiran

Housing in the Iron Age Mediterranean from the Levant to Sicily – Giuliana Bonanno

Reconstructing Aspects of Everyday Life in Ancient Macedonia in the Classical and Hellenistic Era – Maria Girtzi

Architecture which Travelled over the Seas: the Church in Dereağzı Case Study – Evelina Kachynska

The Granarium as a Focus of Sea-Borne Memory: the Case of Andri

About the Author

Massimo Capulli is an Assistant Professor at the University of Udine, where he has taught Underwater Archaeology since 2009. Active in the field since the late 1990s, he has directed numerous research and excavation projects in both marine and inland waters. Since 2013 he has been a Research Associate with the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (USA). His work focuses on shipbuilding traditions, maritime landscapes and the archaeology of waterways.