L'épave romaine de marbre de Porto Novo

Bernard, H. Russel; Bessac, Jean-Claude; Mardikian, Paul; Feugère, Michel

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“…Cargos with marmor lunense have mainly been discovered along the coasts of Gallia and Liguria and between the islands of Corsica and Sardinia (Beltrame et al, 2020: 1089) (Figure 5); their tonnages range from 3 tonnes (La Mirande) (Descamps, 1992) to 200 tonnes (Saint‐Tropez) (Benoit, 1952). The shipwrecks that lie between the two islands are that of Porto Novo, dated to 30 ce , with four column drums and five large blocks (Bernard et al, 1998), and Punta del Francese. The huge dimensions of the blocks and the total weight of the Punta del Francese cargo (225 tonnes) suggest that it was a shipment for an important public building in Gallia or Hispania (Beltrame & Cipolato, 2019; Beltrame et al, 2020), but similar considerations have been made for the shipwreck of Porto Novo.…”

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Archaeological and archaeometric investigation of the Roman marble cargos of Porto Cervo (Arzachena, Sassari, Italy) and Secche della Meloria (Livorno, Italy)

Beltrame

Antonelli

2021

Archaeometry

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Minero‐petrographic and geochemical analyses carried out on 35 samples of marble blocks belonging to shipwrecked cargos at Porto Cervo (Arzachena, Sassari, Italy) (23 samples) and Secche della Meloria (Livorno, Italy) (12 samples) indicated that the marble originated from the Apuan Alps (Italy), which implies that the ships presumably came from the Roman city of Luna. Ceramic finds enabled the dating of one shipwreck to the end of the second/beginning of the third centuries ce and the other one to the first–second centuries ce. After an archaeological discussion, authors propose that the destination of the important Porto Cervo cargo (around 222 tonnes) could have been Africa or Sicily, while a site on the way to Portus (Rome) is suggested as a possible destination for the smaller (84 tonnes) Secche della Meloria shipment.

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Archaeological and archaeometric investigation of the Roman marble cargos of Porto Cervo (Arzachena, Sassari, Italy) and Secche della Meloria (Livorno, Italy)

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Antonelli

2021

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“…Close to the ports of embarkation lie the shipwrecks of Porto Novo (southern Corsica), with four column drums and five large blocks (Bernard et al . 1998), and Porto Cervo (Sassari‐Sardinia), with 22 blocks and one column drum, which could both be of the same lunense (Pipere 2014). (An archaeometric study of the marbles of the Porto Cervo cargo is currently in progress.…”

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A Roman shipwreck with a cargo of Apuan marble (marmor lunense) at Punta del Francese (Stintino‐Sassari, Sardinia)

2020

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The wreck‐site of Punta del Francese (Stintino‐Sassari) off the island of Sardinia (Italy) is composed of 14 roughly cubic blocks and slabs of marble lying in an almost coherent arrangement. Archaeometric analyses indicate a provenance of the entire cargo of marble from the Apuan Alps (marmor lunense) of north Italy. Fragments of amphoras confirm its dating to the Flavian period (first century ce). The dimensions of the cargo, and especially of the single blocks, suggest it would have been destined for the building of an important public monument in western Hispania or southern Gallia. A first hypothesis for the ship's sailing route, and a comparison with the other cargoes of marble from Luna, are proposed.

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“…Otras naves naufragadas que transportaban mármoles, aunque con una capacidad de carga inferior, en : Russell 2011: 139-155. Conocemos otras naves que transportaban otros productos, como el naufragio de Madrague de Giens, de hacia mediados del s. I a.C., con una capacidad carga de 350 toneladas, o el de Albenga, del s. I a.C., que transportaba ánforas, con una capacidad de carga de 450 toneladas (Bernard, Bessac, Mardikian, Feugère 1998: 53-54).…”

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El transporte de grandes fustes monolíticos por el interior de la trama urbana de Roma

Pensabene

Magaña

2017

Arqueol. Arquitect.

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REsumEnUno de los problemas que debe afrontar el estudio de los procesos constructivos ligados a la realización de proyectos arquitectónicos templares gigantescos en Roma es el de cómo se realizaba el transporte de grandes fustes monolíticos por el interior de la ciudad. De hecho, algunos templos, como el de Antonino y Faustina en el Foro Romano o el Foro de la Paz, fueron dotados de enormes fustes -respectivamente en cipollino y en granito rosa de Assuán-que tuvieron que atravesar la parte central de la ciudad cuya trama urbana ciertamente no facilitaba su transporte. Intentaremos en nuestra intervención hipotetizar no sólo las posibles vías de transporte de estos enormes bloques sino también señalar las operaciones mecánicas necesarias para superar los frecuentes obstáculos que éstos encontrarían.Palabras clave: transporte; columna; Roma. AbstRActOne of the questions we have to answer when studying the process of building Rome's huge temples is how their large monolithic shafts were moved through the city. The shafts used in some of the temples were enormous. For example, the temple of Antoninus and Faustina in the Roman Forum and the Forum of Peace were built, respectively, with shafts of cipollino and granito rosa from Aswan. They would have had to have been taken through the city centre where manoeuvring such large loads through the narrow streets would not have been an easy task. We will attempt to hypothesise not only the possible routes along which these enormous blocks were transported, but also the mechanical operations that would have been needed to overcome the frequent obstacles that would have been encountered.

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L'épave romaine de marbre de Porto Novo

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Archaeological and archaeometric investigation of the Roman marble cargos of Porto Cervo (Arzachena, Sassari, Italy) and Secche della Meloria (Livorno, Italy)

Archaeological and archaeometric investigation of the Roman marble cargos of Porto Cervo (Arzachena, Sassari, Italy) and Secche della Meloria (Livorno, Italy)

A Roman shipwreck with a cargo of Apuan marble (marmor lunense) at Punta del Francese (Stintino‐Sassari, Sardinia)

El transporte de grandes fustes monolíticos por el interior de la trama urbana de Roma

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