Baelo Claudia, puerto pesquero, comercial y de viajeros. Nuevas perspectivas
- Darío Bernal-Casasola
- José A. Expósito
- José J. Díaz
- Nicolas Carayon
- Kristian Strutt
- Ferréol Salomon
- Simon Keay
- Campos Carrasco, Juan M. (ed. lit.)
- Bermejo Meléndez, Javier (ed. lit.)
Editorial: L'Erma di Bretschneider
ISBN: 978-88-913-1520-5
Any de publicació: 2017
Pàgines: 307-344
Tipus: Capítol de llibre
Resum
This article represents a statement of current knowledge relating to the port system of the Hispano-Roman town of Baelo Claudia, which is located in the Straits of Gibraltar. It begins with a synthesis of information derived from Roman historical sources and from earlier archaeological work on the harbour installations that has been undertaken since the 1980s down to the present day. The paper then moves on to present unpublished information relating to underwater finds (anchors and amphorae), in particular a mooring stone that was found next to a seafront building involved in portrelated activities in the lower part of the site (Edificio Meridional XIII). It also presents for the first time the results of an emergency excavation undertaken in 2011. This uncovered walls running adjacent to the southern stretch of the wall circuit of the town, which may perhaps be docking structures, as well as evidence forthe canalisation of one of the banks of the Arroyo de las Villas in the late Republican period. Last, but not least, there is a reflection on future research directions, some of which have been developed during the geophysical and geo-archaeological campaigns carried out in the harbour area during 2016 as partof the Portuslimen Project.