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A Roman shipwreck with a cargo of Apuan marble ( marmor lunense ) at Punta del Francese (Stintino‐Sassari, Sardinia)
Author(s) -
Beltrame C.,
Lazzarini L.,
Antonelli F.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
archaeometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1475-4754
pISSN - 0003-813X
DOI - 10.1111/arcm.12587
Subject(s) - archaeology , provenance , period (music) , geology , ancient history , geography , art , paleontology , history , aesthetics
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.